We were all hoping that the tennis schedule will start afresh in the 2021 season, but the woes caused by the coronavirus pandemic are not going to stay stuck in 2020. The latest news is that January’s ASB Classic in Auckland has been canceled due to travel restrictions and safety issues.

Even though preparation was well underway for the Australian Open tune-up, organizers were forced to make a tough decision to cancel the 2021 edition of the tournament because of the complexity of hosting a sporting event in the current COVID-19 circumstances.