ATP cancels Shanghai Masters due to Covid-19 restrictions

London: The Shanghai Masters, China Open (Beijing), Chengdu Open, and Zhuhai Championships in China will not be held this year due to Covid-19 restrictions in the country, the ATP Tour said on Thursday.

The ATP has issued updates to the 2022 ATP Tour calendar, including cancellation of events in China. However, it has included six additional single-year events for pandemic hit China.

China hosted the Winter Olympics under strict health protocols in February but almost every other international sporting event in the country this year has been cancelled or postponed.

ATP on Thursday confirmed the Shanghai Masters, China Open (Beijing), Chengdu Open, and Zhuhai Championships will not take place in 2022 due to ongoing restrictions related to Covid-19.

This marks the third year of cancellation for the ATP's China swing, typically hosted in September and October and last staged in 2019, prior to the pandemic. In parallel, ATP has announced six ATP 250 tournaments, issued as single-year event licenses for the 2022 season.

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