Women's Tennis Blog · Mar 12, 2020
Coronavirus continues to kill tennis, Miami Open called off!
Three days ago the Miami Open stated that the tournament was moving forward as scheduled, but now tournament officials are announcing that the event will not take place this year because of coronavirus.
When this fortnight’s BNP Paribas Open was canceled, there were some talks about rescheduling the tournament, but it seems clear now that it will be impossible to do that. In today’s statement, the Miami Open clearly says that they are looking forward to welcoming tennis fans back in 2021. Ouch.
Do you guys have any info as to what will happen with the ranking points? How will the WTA handle that?
Here’s the official statement of the Miami Open: