The probable delay of Australia conditions the calendar

The Australian Open will start on February 1st (it was scheduled from January 18) and the ATP Cup (from January 1 to 10), the competition by countries that was going to celebrate its second edition, will not be disputed. Those are the news circulating in the Australian media, such as The Age, before the ATP announce schedule for first quarter 2021 (He will do it like this to readjust dates) in the first days of December.

Tennis Australia's intention was for tennis players to travel in December, will perform a 14-day quarantine and will begin playing on January 1. But the State of Victoria will not make exceptions to the rule of not receiving foreigners until the end of the year. Therefore, the ATP has warned tennis players not to book their trips yet and that the probable date of entry would be from January 8. They would enter a bubble in Melbourne for two weeks where they could train. The two-week push on the calendar to the first Grand Slam of the year would have consequences on the gravel tour of Latin America and the fast track tour of Europe and the United States. And it remains to be seen if on the dates of Indian Wells (March 8-15) and Miami (March 22-29).