Australian Open at risk due to COVID-19, says Tiley eNCA
File: The Australian Open was able to take place in January as scheduled but French Open organisers have moved the clay-court major back to September from its May start while Wimbledon has been cancelled.
The tennis season was halted in early March due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has infected more than 3.68 million people around the world while killing over 256,000, according to a Reuters tally. Tennis Australia Chief Executive Tiley said next year's Australian Open would not escape the impact of the pandemic.US Open fate to be decided in June, say organisers
The men's ATP Tour and the WTA, which runs the women's circuit, have suspended all tournaments at least until mid-July after countries started locking down borders to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
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