Shanghai Masters cancelled Due to spread of highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19

SHANGHAI: Due to the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19, the 2021 Shanghai Masters will not take place in October as scheduled, officials have announced. "After careful consultation between Shanghai Juss Event and ATP, it is decided that the Rolex Shanghai Masters will not be held this year," read a statement released by organisers Juss Event late on Monday evening. Having been cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19, the Shanghai Masters is removed from the ATP tournament schedule again as "the health and safety of all personnel involved will always be the primary concern." IANS

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