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Coronavirus: ATP & WTA Tours face shutdown until May, Fed Cup Finals postponed

The ATP and WTA Tours are on the verge of being shut down until May following pressure from players.

Assuming the decision is rubber-stamped, then no tennis will be played on either of the main tours before the Madrid Open, which is due to begin on 3 May.

This week's Indian Wells tournament was cancelled abruptly on Sunday, after one case of the virus was detected locally.

And the inaugural 12-team Fed Cup Finals were postponed on Wednesday.

The World Health Organization has now described the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic for the first time.