Tennis: Roger Federer calls for merger of ATP and WTA tours amid Covid-19 crisis

Roger Federer proposes to merge the ATP and WTA tours in order to ensure tennis emerges stronger from the coronavirus pandemic. The 20-time Grand Slam champion has come up with a radical proposal regarding the future of international tennis. The Swiss superstar suggested a merger between men's tennis body ATP and women's governing body WTA. He believes this is the right time for a merger between ATP and WTA for the betterment of the sport. “I am not talking about merging competition on the court, but merging the two governing bodies (ATP and WTA),” Federer said in a series of tweets.