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The BASE Tennis Academy in the town of Höhr-Grenzhausen hosted a four-day Tennis Point Exhibition Series – an eight-man event.

Governing bodies in tennis get together to set up a fund for those struggling due to tour suspension

Vijay Amritraj recollects the blossoming of his intense rivalry and lifelong friendship with Jimmy Connors which began at Bretton Woods in 1973, where the Indian beat the American to his maiden ATP title.

"We recommend that you be cautious and confirm the legitimacy of any unsolicited approaches that you receive before you decide to pursue them," said ATP’s letter to players.

As of today, 16 years after that marvel in Malaysia, Suma Shirur remains the only Indian woman to have achieved the perfect score.

Although the higher-ranked players may have enough savings to help them get by during the outbreak, those lower down the charts would be dealt with a harsh blow with the tour suspension.

A host of important events are scheduled to take place after the Wimbledon Championships, all of which face the threat of being cancelled. Here’s a look at those events and how their respective venues are currently coping with the pandemic.

The All England Club decided to cancel Wimbledon, a development that triggered fears of the rest of the 2020 season getting scrapped.

The 2021 calendar is already packed with major sporting events, some of which will have to be moved to make way for the postponed 2020 tournaments.

This year’s French Open has been moved from its usual spot, in at the end of May to a week after the US Open. It’s a move that has not gone down well with the players who have been reeling because of an already altered calendar year.

"If I try to go back to India, there is a possibility that I may contract the virus during the journey. Even if that doesn’t happen, I’ll have to go into quarantine when I reach India, so that means I cannot train for two weeks," said Tejaswin Shankar, National high jump record holder.

Sharath Kamal won his first international title in a decade, but midway into the tournament, he wondered if he made a mistake by travelling to Oman amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ranked 438, Rutuja Bhosale managed to pull off important wins in three group matches — against Uzbekistan, South Korea, and Chinese Taipei to help India qualify for Fed Cup's playoff stage.

The Paes/Bopanna win over Franko Skugor and Mate Pavic kept the visitors alive in the tie before former world no.3 Marin Cilic cruised past Sumit Nagal 6-0, 6-1 to secure the tie 3-1 for Croatia.

The Indians had hoped to exploit Borna Gojo over two singles rubbers and then pick up a third point in the doubles. But Gojo, playing his first Davis Cup tie at home, had his own point to prove. 

Currently, ISL and I-League teams can field five foreign players at a given time in a match.

A few surprises were in store, from the Indians as well as the Croatians, when the teams announced their final nominations for the Davis Cup World Group qualifier, which begins on Friday.

The ISSF said there will no ranking points in the tournament as the organisers are not in a position to guarantee participation of all athletes owing to the extraordinary situation.

Sonam's second win over Sakshi, in the domestic qualifiers, came in a most dramatic fashion. In the dying seconds, Sonam pulled off the ‘Dhak’ routine – a move that requires a wrestler to pull the opponent over the shoulder and throw her onto the mat.