Rogers Cup- Toronto and Montreal given green signal for 2021

Tennis Canada has confirmed that this year’s Rogers Cup in Toronto and Montreal would go ahead as planned despite the ongoing pandemic.

It has to be noted that the quite a few challengers event have been cancelled in the region though.

“Challenger events such as these that involve international participants are a complex and expensive under this weighed heavily in the decision to cancel, a decision that was difficult for Tennis Canada and the respective organization committees to come to,” said Tennis Canada’s Eugene Lapierre, adding that the events would return in 2022.

Organizers hope for increase in vaccination in the country

Gavin Ziv, MD Tennis Canada said that the team is hopeful that the conditions will improve after 4 months, when the tournament is scheduled.

“The cancellation of these events has no bearing on the 2021 National Bank Open presented by Rogers, which Tennis Canada remains fully focused on hosting in Toronto and Montreal respectively this August,” Tennis Canada managing director Gavin Ziv said.

“With four months until the National Bank Open, we are hopeful the improving vaccination situation in Canada will bode well for our tournaments.”

The Rogers Cup was cancelled last year due to the pandemic.

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