FILE PHOTO: Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic returns a ball to Simona Halep of Romania during their women's singles semi-final match at the Madrid Open tennis tournament May 10, 2014. REUTERS/Andrea Comas
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Tennis can emerge stronger from its lengthy shutdown due to the novel coronavirus if the idea of merging the men's and women's tours becomes a reality, multiple Grand Slam winners Simona Halep and Petra Kvitova have told Reuters.
The tennis season was suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the hiatus will continue at least until mid-July as countries have shut borders and gone into lockdown to contain the spread of the virus.
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