体坛英语资讯：World Team Tennis plans to play 2020 season with fans
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 26-- <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="Tennis">Tennis</span> (<span word="WTT">WTT</span>) <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="its">its</span> 2020 <span word="season">season</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>.</p><p><span word="Due">Due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>, <span word="WTT">WTT</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="site">site</span> - <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Greenbrier">Greenbrier</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> - <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="WTT">WTT</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 500 <span word="spectators">spectators</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="to">to</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accordance">accordance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span> <span word="feedback">feedback</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="WTT">WTT</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="priority">priority</span>," <span word="WTT">WTT</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="Carlos">Carlos</span> <span word="Silva">Silva</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="week">week</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="begining">begining</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 12. "<span word="West">West</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fewest">fewest</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="grateful">grateful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Greenbrier">Greenbrier</span>."</p><p><span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTT">WTT</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reigning">reigning</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Sofia">Sofia</span> <span word="Kenin">Kenin</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="Sloane">Sloane</span> <span word="Stephens">Stephens</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 3 <span word="Grigor">Grigor</span> <span word="Dimitrov">Dimitrov</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="legendary">legendary</span> <span word="doubles">doubles</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Bryan">Bryan</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="WTT">WTT</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="combines">combines</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="singles">singles</span>, <span word="doubles">doubles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="doubles">doubles</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="set">set</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, 1.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2019 <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="sanctioned">sanctioned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ATP">ATP</span>, <span word="WTA">WTA</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Tennis">Tennis</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="WTT">WTT</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="affiliated">affiliated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="tours">tours</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="ATP">ATP</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="WTA">WTA</span> <span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matches">matches</span>.</p>
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