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Indian Wells tennis cancelled

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Los Angeles, March 9

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The tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California, has been cancelled over concerns about the outbreak of the coronavirus, making it the first major sporting event in the US to be scrubbed due to health concerns.

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Sumit Nagal, Indian tennis player

You could not cancel Indian Wells any sooner? Why even wait till Sunday night? You didn’t know about the virus or were you waiting for the last second for everyone to arrive, give them a nice welcome mail and then cancel it?

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The tournament is one of the biggest outside the four Grand Slams. Officials said on Sunday that they opted to cancel after the health department of California’s Riverside County declared a public health emergency for the Coachella Valley after a confirmed case locally.

Many players have already arrived in Indian Wells with qualifying matches scheduled to start on Monday and the main draw set to kick off on Wednesday. — AFP

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