The 2020 Wimbledon tennis tournament has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that is causing major disruptions in daily life and in the sporting world throughout the planet.
Instead of opting to postpone the tournament to a later date, tournament organizers decided to just wait until next summer to hold the 134th edition of The Championships.
Wimbledon is one of the four “Grand Slam” events held every year in the tennis world. After the Australian Open went off without a hitch in January of this year, the French Open was postponed until September, and now we know that this year’s Wimbledon simply won’t take place.
The tournament, played on a grass surface, has hosted some of the most memorable duels in the history of the game in its nearly century and a half-long history. Novak Djokovic won the men’s singles event in 2019, while Simona Halep took home the women’s prize.
The 134th edition of this premier tournament was set to take place from June 29th until July 12th at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. The purse for the tournament’s participants was expected to be $42 million, but will not be given out due to the competition’s cancelation.
