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Tennis Canada Reeling from Coronavirus Related Losses


Tennis Canada is suffering hard times due to the Coronavirus.

According to Sébastien Boucher of RDS, the federation announced that 70 percent of its employees have been furloughed and that it stands to lose $25 million in 2020 if the Rogers Cup in Toronto is not played.

The two Rogers Cups, held in Montreal and Toronto annually, represent 90 percent of the funding for Tennis Canada's annual activities. According to RDS, by restructuring staff and cutting some development programs, Tennis Canada hopes to reduce the loss to $ 17 million.

“This is why we had the very difficult decision to reduce the workforce,” said Eugène Lapierre, tournament director of Rogers Cup in Montreal and Vice-President of Tennis Canada. “70 percent of the 120 permanent employees are laid off; 40 percent long term; 30 percent temporarily, probably until the fall. Layoffs that will be effective as of June 5.”

For the moment, the Toronto Rogers Cup is still on the calendar. Tennis Canada still holds a slim hope of hosting the tournament in early August (August 10-16).

“As long as there is no announcement that forces the postponement of the tournament, whether it is the Government of Ontario, the federal government or the ATP, we will stay the course,” Lapierre said.

"We still hold on to the slim hope that we can still host the Toronto tournament. But we know very well that the chances are almost zero. It’s a painful day for the tennis world at home.”

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