Six Challenger tennis tournaments scheduled for Canada this year have been canceled because of the pandemic.
Tennis Canada said Friday the events are: the men’s Winnipeg (Manitoba) National Bank Challenger; the women’s Challenger event in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; the National Bank Challenger in Granby, Quebec; and the Odlum Brown VanOpen in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Calgary (Alberta) National Bank Challenger and the women’s Challenger event in Fredericton, New Brunswick, will not take place in 2021 following their October postponement.
So far, Tennis Canada has postponed or canceled 14 Challenger events, which are a tier below events on the ATP and WTA tours, since the start of 2020 because of COVID-19.
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Children take instruction during a practice session in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Canada Soccer has joined forces with Curling Canada, Hockey Canada, Rugby Canada, Skate Canada and Tennis Canada in asking the federal government for a $75-million sport recovery program to support local and grassroots initiatives. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh April 08, 2021 - 11:05 AM
Canada Soccer, Curling Canada, Hockey Canada, Rugby Canada, Skate Canada and Tennis Canada have joined forces in asking the federal government for a $75-million sport recovery program to support local and grassroots initiatives for all sports reeling from the pandemic. A partnership between the government of Canada and eligible NSOs (national sports organizations) will ensure the grassroots sport development programs that our organizations operate can be sustained when the safe return to sport is permitted, the coalition said in a statement.