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With Wimbledon lost, Roger Federer and Serena Williams running out of time
“The youngsters are missing a chance to improve, the middle players are kind of stuck, and players like Serena Williams and Roger Federer, time is not their friend," said Martina Navratilova.
To safeguard its future, tennis seeks unity even with the French Open
Wimbledon’s cancellation, its first in 75 years, made it clear when it was announced Wednesday that the rest of the 2020 season was in danger.
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A host of important events are scheduled to take place after the Wimbledon Championships, all of which face the threat of being cancelled. Here’s a look at those events and how their respective venues are currently coping with the pandemic.
Tennis faces break point after cancellation of Wimbledon
The All England Club decided to cancel Wimbledon, a development that triggered fears of the rest of the 2020 season getting scrapped.
‘Devastated’, ‘Shooked’: Tennis fraternity react after Wimbledon gets cancelled
The 134th Wimbledon Championships will be held from June 28 to July 11 next year.
Wimbledon cancelled for the first time since World War II due to pandemic
Wimbledon joins the growing list of sports events called off completely in 2020 because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The next edition of the tournament will be June 28 to July 11, 2021.
WATCH: Novak Djokovic wins ‘pan’tastic rally in his living room tennis court
Novak Djokovic has been spending some quality time with his family in self isolation, as he cosplayed the character, Captain Hook, a few days back at home.
With COVID-19 at large, professional tennis events face an existential threat
With professional tennis on hold until at least June, the sport’s administrators and players are scrambling to cut their losses as tournaments are postponed or cancelled en masse.
U.S. Open venue to host 350-bed temporary hospital amid coronavirus pandemic
A portion of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is set to transform into a 350-bed temporary hospital on Tuesday.
Wimbledon will be cancelled, says German Tennis Federation official
“Wimbledon has stated that they will have a board meeting next Wednesday and will make the final decision there,” DTB vice-president Dirk Hordorff told Sky Sports Germany.
We’ll be stronger than ever for Olympics 2021, says Naomi Osaka
Osaka, who won the U.S. Open in 2018 and the Australian Open in 2019, was the central character in the video to launch Tokyo 2020’s official motto for the Games, launched last month.
Novak Djokovic pledges 1 million euros to help fight coronavirus in Serbia
The virus, which emerged in China late last year, has brought sporting events around the world to a halt and killed more than 24,000 people.
Wimbledon ponders next move – cancellation an option
The coronavirus has already forced the organisers of he French Open to reschedule to September, but by next week, the fate of this year’s Wimbledon Championships will be decided.
Rafael Nadal calls on Spain’s athletes to raise 11 million euros to fight coronavirus
Spain is one of the most badly affected countries in the world with over 56,000 cases and the parliament voted to extend the coronavirus lockdown to at least April 12 after the death toll rose to over 4,000 by Thursday.
Tokyo Olympics postponement could delay retirement for Leander Paes
Leander Paes is contemplating to extend his career by another year to bid for an eighth Olympic appearance following the postponement of the Tokyo Games to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Time running out for Wimbledon as AELTC weighs up contingency plans
Just last week, the French Open made the decision to move the claycourt tournament to September 20 to October 4 from its May start because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Roger Federer contributes one million swiss francs to help ‘vulnerable’ families
The Swiss tennis legend expects that this gesture of his influences others to join the movement against the novel coronavirus.
Olympic postponement may be blessing for busy calendar
Tennis has also been impacted by the flu-like disease that has already killed more than 17,200 people worldwide since emerging in China late last year.
US Open changing hard-court brand for first time since 1970s
The tennis calendar has been in a near-constant state of flux because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the U.S. Open is still scheduled to start main-draw action at Flushing Meadows on August 31.
I’ll defend French Open title whenever it’s played, says Ash Barty
Ash Barty did not receive a heads up from tournament chief Guy Forget about moving the 2020 edition back by four months but said she would grasp at any chance she gets to defend her title.
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