{"id":20619,"date":"2020-07-18T18:56:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T09:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/?p=20619"},"modified":"2020-07-18T19:07:18","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T09:37:18","slug":"professional-tennis-continues-in-adelaide-from-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/news\/2020\/07\/18\/professional-tennis-continues-in-adelaide-from-tomorrow","title":{"rendered":"Professional tennis continues in Adelaide from tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Professional tennis continues in <strong>Adelaide<\/strong> from tomorrow, with the second <strong>UTR Pro Tennis Series<\/strong> event running from 19-22 July 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Li Tu<\/strong> (Royston Park, SA) will lead the field of players competing in the second instalment of the Adelaide series with players vying for valuable prize money and to improve their Universal Tennis Rating \u2018UTR\u2019.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\"><strong>UTR Pro Tennis Series \u2013 Adelaide Tournament 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>Players<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>UTR<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">Li Tu (SA)<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><em>UTR 12.77 <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">Edward Winter (SA)<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><em>UTR 12.47<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">Sean Van Rensburg (SA)<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><em>UTR 12.23<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">Callum Gale (SA)<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><em>UTR 12.17 <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">Lawrence Bataljin (SA)<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><em>UTR 11.91 <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">Stefan Bianchet (SA)<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><em>UTR 11.77 <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">Josh Laka (SA)<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><em>UTR 11.62 <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">[WC] Asykal Azhar (MYS)<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><em>UTR 12.17 <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>UTR Pro Tennis Series events have also continued in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth this week.<\/p>\n<p>The UTR Pro Tennis Series provides players with the opportunity to compete for $450,000 in prize money following the months-long suspension of the international tours due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and is a key opportunity for players to return to tournament play. Strict biosecurity measures will be in place at each event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to welcome the UTR Pro Tennis Series back to Memorial Drive this week,\u201d Tennis SA CEO <strong>Debbie Sterrey<\/strong> said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first event was very well received and it is great to see some new faces in the field for this week\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have the appropriate protocols and procedures in place to allow players to return to court and we look forward to matches starting tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first phase of the UTR Pro Tennis Series will run until August, with the possibility of extending further depending on the resumption of the global tours (ATP\/WTA\/ITF).<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Tournament information <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Order of Play \u2013 Sunday 19 July 2020<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/app.myutr.com\/events\/24945\">Adelaide \u2013 Memorial Drive<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Live stream<br \/>\n<\/strong>All matches will be <strong>streamed<\/strong> via Tennis Australia\u2019s YouTube channel <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/TennisAustralia\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Live scores<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crionet-ms-widgets.azurewebsites.net\/public\/wmbYlhNwzk2gOZ8DP4VpyA\">UTR Pro Tennis Series &#8211; Adelaide<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Additional information <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UTR Pro Tennis Series SA Tournaments Calendar <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Men\u2019s<br \/>\n<\/strong>Round 1: 5-8 July<br \/>\nRound 2: 19-22 July<br \/>\nRound 3: 28-31 July<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biosecurity, health and safety protocols<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Daily health and temperature checks for all on-site personnel<\/li>\n<li>Physical distancing of 1.5 metres<\/li>\n<li>Minimal personnel on site including no fans and ballkids, reduced linespeople<\/li>\n<li>Additional hygiene practices and measures in place, including encouraging frequent handwashing and use of hand sanitiser<\/li>\n<li>Thorough cleaning practices, including between matches<\/li>\n<li>Players will tap racquet instead of shaking hands<\/li>\n<li>Separate player benches and players encouraged to change ends on opposite sides of the court<\/li>\n<li>Players advised to bring own towels, food and drinks<\/li>\n<li>Players to spend minimal time onsite and encouraged to arrive, play and depart, not use showers within the venue and limit their time in any communal area, all in accordance with the AIS Framework for Rebooting Sport.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What is a UTR? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myutr.com\/\">Universal Tennis Rating (UTR)<\/a> is an international tennis rating system that connects millions of tennis players around the world to help them find better matches locally. UTR reflects a player\u2019s current skill level based on head-to-head match scores, and rates all players across age, gender and nationality on the same 16-point scale. Every player can have a UTR \u2013 from the pros to juniors to social tennis players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional tennis continues in Adelaide from tomorrow, with the second UTR Pro Tennis Series event running from 19-22 July 2020. Li Tu (Royston Park, SA) will lead the field of players competing in the second instalment of the Adelaide series with players vying for valuable prize money and to improve their Universal Tennis Rating \u2018UTR\u2019. 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