United States of Tennis: Black Girls Tennis Club liberates Black women and girls both on and off the court

By Liya Davidov Nov 21, 2024

Stat of the Day

Taylor Fritz defeats Alex de Minaur at Davis Cup Finals for 200th hard-court win of career

By John Berkok Nov 21, 2024

2024 ATP Takeaways

Behind Fritz, Tommy Paul, Frances Tiafoe, Ben Shelton and Sebastian Korda maintain U.S. depth on ATP Tour

By Joel Drucker Nov 21, 2024

2024 ATP Takeaways

Taylor Fritz is once again the leader of the U.S. pack as another ATP season winds down

By Joel Drucker Nov 21, 2024

ATP Bergamo challenger final cancelled due to coronavirus concerns

Both Ilya Marchenko and Enzo Couacaud will receive points and prize money for reaching the final.

ByKamakshi Tandon

Published Feb 24, 2020

Advertising

The final of the ATP Challenger event in Bergamo, Italy, has been cancelled because of coronavirus concerns.

Around 132 cases of the virus have been confirmed in the country, prompting the government to suspend some activities in Northern Italy.

The final was supposed to feature France's Enzo Couacaud and Ukraine's Illya Marchenko. The players will receive points and prize money for reaching the final.

The players had unsuccessfully requested to play the final with no crowd watching.

Other sporting events in the country like men's Series A soccer and women's rugby have also been cancelled.

Previously, the sport has experienced the cancellation of a few ATP Challenger events, a WTA $125K event and several ITF tour events in China.

ATP Bergamo challenger final cancelled due to coronavirus concerns

Advertising