Only in the face of danger. So we can define the situation of Australian Open Looking ahead to its 2021 edition, given the current state of uncertainty, it will not have a shield to cover itself with. And is that the oceanic grand slam has failed to renew its pandemic contract by 2021, something of vital importance if we consider the difficult situation in which the world finds itself with the coronavirus pandemic.
The insurance agreement, which the Australian Open has had until this year (although fortunately it could be held), has not been renewed due to economic reasons, as indicated by a Tennis Australia spokesperson In the portal The Age: “The contract expired this year and it is not feasible to renew it for what they ask us. Although we have been able to have pandemic coverage as part of our policy in recent years, the current situation with COVID-19 makes it prohibitive to go ahead anytime soon. “
Same situation that Wimbledon will have the next course. After covering the backs of its cancellation with anti-pandemic insurance and recovering 114 million euros, the London Grand Slam has not reached an agreement to renew its policy, as stated in the Daily Mail. “There will be no insurance next year, but the market returns. We have estimated that it will not affect us in the long term, “he confessed. Richard Lewis, executive director of the All England Tennis Club. Alone in the face of danger …