Two new ATP 250 events added to 2021 calendar

The men's

ATP Tour

on Wednesday added two new

ATP 250 events

in Singapore and Spain to the 2021 calendar to increase playing opportunities that have been curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic.


An indoor hardcourt event in Singapore will be held from Feb. 22-28, after the Australian Open ends on Feb. 21, while the second tournament, an outdoor clay event, will be played in Marbella from April 5-11, straight after the Miami Open.


The

Hungarian Open

clay court tournament, which usually takes place in Budapest in April, will be held in Belgrade, Serbia, the hometown of current world number one Novak Djokovic.

This year's U.S. men's clay court championships in Houston have been called off, however.

"The ATP continues to assess opportunities for additional single-year licenses to fill any gaps in the calendar and will communicate any additions in due course," the ATP said in a statement.

All other events in the 2021 calendar are unchanged, the ATP said, adding that it had increased the size of the main draw at the

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships

to 48 from the current 32.