(Reuters) - The prize-money is paltry, the field lacks star power and the tournament director is busy hammering out the draw while locked down in quarantine.
But New Zealand will be proud to revive elite tennis next week when it stages the "Premier League" in Auckland, marking the southern hemisphere's first pro competition since the COVID-19 pandemic brought global sport to a halt. [L4N2D70SV]
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