Wimbledon has become the latest big sporting event to be cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but what will it mean for the likes of Roger Federer and Serena Williams? Since the first Wimbledon tournament in 1877, there have only been 10 years where it has not been held, all of them due to war. […]
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Wimbledon cancelled: Five implications tennis faces after Grand Slam is called off
Wimbledon has been called off for the first time since the Second World War and there now be no tennis until at least July 13. But what are the other implications of the cancellation of the grasscourt Grand Slam? 1. Will we see Andy Murray at SW19 again? The last time the Scot was fully […]
Retired tennis player Patrick McEnroe has recovered from mild case of coronavirus
Retired tennis player Patrick McEnroe says he has recovered from a mild case of coronavirus, he announced on social media on Tuesday. McEnroe, younger brother of seven-times Grand Slam champion John, said he had been tested after experiencing “some minor symptoms” about 10 or 11 days ago. “My tests just came back positive,” the 53-year-old […]
US Open venue set to transform into a 350-bed temporary hospital
A portion of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is set to transform into a 350-bed temporary hospital amid the coronavirus pandemic. The news comes after a military hospital ship arrived in New York as America’s coronavirus epicentre gears up for the peak of the pandemic, while construction on a 68-bed field hospital in […]
Wimbledon Championships will be cancelled, says German Tennis Federation vice-president
This year’s Wimbledon Championships will be cancelled, according to the German Tennis Federation, with the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) meeting on Wednesday to make a final decision. The AELTC are to hold an emergency board meeting, having last week confirmed postponement and cancellation were being considered amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Championships are […]
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic comparison made with rising ATP star
Former world No 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero says the aggressive style of Carlos Alcaraz makes him think of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. At just 16-years-old, Alcaraz is the latest member of the ATP’s NextGen cohort. In February, the teenager made people sit up and take notice of his talent when he claimed a maiden […]
Wimbledon cancellation announcement expected on Wednesday after emergency meeting
The president of the German Tennis Federation (DTB), Dirk Hordorff, says confirmation that Wimbledon will be cancelled is expected on Wednesday. The global coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the sporting calendar with numerous events, tournaments and competitions forced to be cancelled. All tennis has been suspended until June 8 which meant the entire clay-court […]
Watch the best moments in the Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal rivalry
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal rank Nos. 1 and 2 in men’s tennis history with 20 and 19 Grand Slam singles titles, respectively. Thankfully for the sports world, they’ve given us some of the best matches we’ve seen over the past two decades. Beginning at 6 a.m. ET on Saturday, March 28 — right after […]
Millman’s fears for entire 2020 ATP season
Australian tennis ace John Millman may have dodged the coronavirus, but he's still resigned to not playing again this year. Millman fears the global nature of his sport will leave it almost impossible for the respective men's and women's tours to reset again in 2020. "We're going to have to be pretty unified in terms […]
Tennis world number one Djokovic donates £900,000 to help fight coronavirus
Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic has donated almost £900,000 to help fight coronavirus in his native Serbia. COVID-19 has brought the sporting world to a halt and led to the deaths of more than 25,000 people worldwide. There have been almost 500 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Serbia and Djokovic’s pledge of one million […]