NEW DELHI: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has postponed the Fed Cup Asia Oceania group-1 women’s tennis tournament, by at least three weeks, according to a release from the All India Tennis Association (AITA) issued Monday.
The Fed Cup, which was originally to be hosted by China in Dongguan, was shifted out to Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan, and scheduled to be held from February 4 to 8, but the Central Asian country’s government has prohibited the hosting of international sports events for the present due to the coronavirus threat.
The event was earlier to be hosted by China in Dongguan, but had to be moved owing to travel restrictions in the country following the virus outbreak.
“The ITF is working with the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) to ensure availability of top players and are also exploring further venue options to host this event,” said the CEO of the AITA, Akhouri Bishwadeep, in the statement.
China, Chinese Taipei, Korea, Uzbekistan and Indonesia will be the other five teams, apart from India, in the round robin competition. The top two teams will qualify to the next stage.
