USTA National extends suspension of all sanctioned events through May 3

It was 10 days ago that USTA National suspended all sanctioned events through April 20th, and today they announced the suspension is being extended through May 3rd.

Here is the full statement:

Due to the continued situation surrounding the COVID-19 virus, and after discussions with the USTA Medical Advisory Committee, effective immediately the USTA will extend the suspension of USTA sanctioned products and events, including Adult and Junior Tournaments, USTA League, Junior Team Tennis, Team Challenge, Team Tournaments, USTA Schools programs, Tennis on Campus and Wheelchair events, through May 3. Additionally, recognizing the evolving and fast-changing nature of this situation, the USTA will continue to monitor and assess conditions to make future determinations about events and activities taking place after May 3.

All Category 1 and Super Category 2 National Adult Tournaments with an ITF status, all ITF Junior events and all USTA Pro Circuit and professional events will align with the same calendar as the ITF, ATP and WTA, and be suspended through June 7.

Both the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., and the USTA National Campus, in the Lake Nona area of Orlando, Fla., will remain closed for play and instructional opportunities through May 3. Any patron who wishes to cancel participation in a scheduled activity should contact the specific location for refund information. These policies will be in effect pending additional guidance or directives from each local governmental agency and the CDC. The USTA will continue to monitor and assess conditions to make future determinations about all activities at these facilities.

There is no guarantee of course that USTA League or any other program will resume on May 3rd, but we know it is another nearly 6 weeks of no league play at this point.

As far as what happens when leagues resume, I'm sure contingency plans are being worked on and perhaps redone as a result of this extension, but hard to say if or when any or all Nationals is in jeopardy of being canceled.  We will all need to exercise some patience until there is more reason to believe any date is really the date play can resume.

Stay healthy everyone!