Covid-19/Tennis: Mutua Madrid Open virtual tournament with professional players (27-30/04/2020)

"Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has prevented the 2020 Mutua Madrid Open from taking place from 01 to 10/05/2020, the organisers of the only ATP Masters 1000 and WTA Premier Mandatory event in Europe have announced the creation of the Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro, from 27 to 30/04/2020, an innovative tournament that will be a virtual replica of the tennis competition, with the world's biggest tennis stars squaring off from their own homes," announced the organisers of the competition on 06/04/2020.

"To do so, the tournament will include a purse of €150,000 in both draws (ATP and WTA), from which the winners will be able to decide on how much they donate to the tennis players currently suffering economically, and an additional €50,000 that will all go towards reducing the social impact of the Covid-19 pandemic," explained the organisers, while the professional tennis season (ATP and WTA) has been suspended until 07/06/2020.

"16 singles players in each of two draws (ATP and WTA) initially divided into four groups. The champion of each group will progress to the quarter-finals…