Tennis Channel Dubai Statement
Tennis Channel regrets to inform our viewers and tennis fans that we are canceling our upcoming coverage of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai, U.A.E, originally scheduled for this weekend. Unfortunately the event will exclude a single player who has been blocked from entering the country due to her nationality. This is despite her having qualified for the competition via her on-court performance and current ranking. Tennis Channel recognizes that this exclusion has been made by state authorities and neither the tour nor tournament directors themselves. However we also honor the role and proud tradition that tennis has always played as a driving force for inclusion both on and off the courts. Preventing an otherwise qualified athlete from competing on the basis of anything other than merit has no place in tennis or any other sport, and has the unfortunate result of undermining the credibility of the very nature of competition itself.
TIMag.com news search
Latest TIMag.com news
- Promote National Tennis Month for the Month of May!
- Six PTR Members Gain International Master Professional Designation
- Pickleball4America Merges with US Open Pickleball Championships
- Selkirk Sport Enters Partnership with Country Club Owner Invited
- 2023 US Open to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Equal Prize Money
- Bob Bryan Named U.S. Davis Cup Captain
- ITHF Names Dan Faber New CEO, Patrick McEnroe New President
- USTA Honors 2023 National Grassroots Tennis Award Winners
- Surge in Tennis Participation Led by Growth in Ethnic Diversity
- Tennis Channel to Have Live Coverage of BNP Paribas Open, Miami Open