OBITUARY – COL SALVADOR ANDRADA
The ATF is saddened of the passing of the former President of the Asian Tennis Federation, Col Salvador Andrada, who passed away on the morning of 8th April 2020 in Philippines. Col Salvador Andrada was an accomplished Sports Administrator and had held various distinguished posts in Sports during his time. He had been the distinguished former President of Asian Tennis
ATF freezes Asian 14 & under rankings
Asian Tennis Federation had already suspended all the tennis tournaments and tennis related activities till Monday 8th June 2020, keeping in line the decision of ITF/ ATP/WTA with the evolving situation of covid-19 across the globe. The above effected cancellation of all the tournaments from the week of 16th March 2020 till 7th June 2020 effectively means no ATF 14&
ATF ANNOUNCES FURTHER POSTPONEMENT OF ALL TOURNAMENTS
Asian Tennis Federation joins the sport’s governing body, the ITF, and the professional tours, the ATP and WTA in announcing a further suspension of all ATF tournament activity until 13th July, 2020 in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Asian Tennis Federation had earlier suspended all the tennis activities till 8th June 2020. The All England Lawn Tennis Club and
ITF ACADEMY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES MADE AVAILABLE FOR FREE
To assist the 164,000 tennis coaches globally during this time of uncertainty, the ITF is making more resources on its ITF Academy platform available for free for the duration of this period of imposed shutdown. ITF Academy features a wealth of resources that will not only benefit coaches, but also parents, teachers and anyone who wants to improve their own
TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES POSTPONED UNTIL 2021
Source of information (https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/tokyo-2020-olympic-and-paralympic-games-postponed-until-2021/) The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have been postponed until 2021 due to the global coronavirus outbreak, the IOC and organisers of Tokyo 2020 announced in a joint statement on Tuesday. The Olympic Games had been due to begin on 24 July, with the tennis event scheduled to run from 25 July – 2 August
ATF FURTHER POSTPONES ALL EVENTS TILL MONDAY, 8TH JUNE 2020
Asian Tennis Federation is joining the International Sport’s governing body, the ITF, and the Professional Tours, the ATP and WTA in announcing a suspension of all tournament activity until Monday June 8th, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Asian Tennis Federation had earlier suspended all the tennis activities till and inclusion of week of 20th April 2020. Asian Tennis
ATF POSTPONES ALL TOURNAMENTS
Asian Tennis Federation has announced a six-week postponement of all tournament activity in response to increasing health and safety concerns relating to the current COVID-19 pandemic. The move brings the Asian Tennis Federation in line with the sport’s governing body, the International Tennis Federation, and the ATP Tour, both of which made similar announcements on Thursday. All Asian Tennis Federation
Davis Cup by Rakuten- Updated Results
Here are the updated results from the Davis Cup by Rakuten. Qualifying Round Croatia defeated India, 3-1 USA defeated Uzbekistan, 4-0 Italy defeated Korea, 4-0 Ecuador defeated Japan, 0-3 Kazakhstan defeated Netherlands, 3-1. Kazakhstan brought cheer to the Asian camp, by beating Netherland in a home tie. Kazakhstan will be the lone Asian Nation who will compete in the Davis
Fed Cup by BNP Paribas- Updated Results
The Asia Oceania Group I finally took place in Dubai . The round robin format played at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium had 6 Asian Nations in fray. The format which was played over 5 days, saw the top 2 nations after the round robin play advancing to the Play Offs. China, India, Korea, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia and Uzbekistan
Impact of COVID 19 on Asian Tennis
COVID-19 (coronavirus) continues to wreak havoc on world and fuel fears of widespread contagion, major events such as conferences, summits, concerts, and many sporting events are being forced to cancel or postpone, worldwide. The major sporting event like Indian Wells Masters (also known as the BNP Paribas Open) was canceled after local health officials declared a public health emergency in