Swiss Indoors tournament canceled for 2nd straight year
Posted June 04, 2021 7:00 am
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) - The Swiss Indoors tournament was canceled Friday for the second straight year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tournament organizer Roger Brennwald said 'œmany questions remain unanswered'ť for the Oct. 25-31 event despite falling infection rates in Switzerland.
A successful tournament 'œwith thousands of spectators per day, all of whom will be indoors, cannot be guaranteed,'ť Brennwald said.
Roger Federer won a record 10 titles, including the past three editions from 2017-19, at the Basel tournament where he was once a ball kid.
He will have turned 41 before the next scheduled Swiss Indoors in October 2022.
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