The top favorites at the 2023 Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, didn’t have too much problem in dealing with their opponents on Monday.

Djokovic got a 7-6(6), 7-6(6), 5-7, 6-4 win over Hubert Hurkacz, while Alcaraz won-6 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in his match against Matteo Berrettini. The defending Wimbledon champion and the world’s No. 1 tennis player are through to the quarterfinals and are currently on track to meet in the finals of the tournament.

As always, Djokovic showed that he’s best when the pressure is at its highest. Although not dominating Hurkacz as many believed he will, the Serbian relied on his experience to get the first two close sets. After slipping in the third, he went out and did just enough in the fourth to advance to the next stage.

Djokovic now has 32 consecutive matches at Wimbledon and is hoping to get a record-extending 24 Grand Slams.

Alcaraz dropped the first set, leading many to believe that the Spaniard will have to wait for a bit longer to reach his first quarterfinals at Wimbledon. However, Alcaraz bounced back to claim three straight sets and keep his dream of winning his first Wimbledon title alive.

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Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios announced on Sunday that he is withdrawing from the 2023 edition of Wimbledon. Kyrgios, who reached the finals at All England Club last year, revealed that he is dealing with a wrist injury.

Kyrgios previously missed the better part of the 2023 tennis season dealing with a torn meniscus in his knee.

“I’m really sad to say that I have to withdraw from Wimbledon this year,” Kyrgios shared in an Instagram story. “I tried my hardest to be ready after my surgery and to be able to step on the Wimbledon courts again. During my comeback, I experienced some pain in my wrist during the week of Mallorca. As a precaution, I had it scanned, and it came back showing a torn ligament in my wrist.”

Kyrgios was diagnosed with a torn meniscus just as he was set to play his first match at the 2023 Australian Open. He underwent arthroscopic surgery and spent several months recovering before making his comeback in early June at Stuttgart Open.

Kyrgios’ withdrawal from Wimbledon also comes at short notice. He was supposed to head out on the court on Monday and play David Goffin in the first round.

Before being sidelined with a knee injury, Kyrgios was playing some of the best tennis of his career throughout 2022. Besides reaching his first Grand Slam finals at Wimbledon, he also reached the quarterfinals at US Open, marking his best result at the tournament. He also won the Australian Open title in doubles.

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Nick Kyrgios made a praise-worthy effort, but not even the talented 27-year-old player managed to unseat Novak Djokovic from his Wimbledon throne. Djokovic returned from one set deficit in the finals match of the 2022 tournament to beat Kyrgios in four sets and claim his seventh Wimbledon title and 21st career Grand Slam.

Djokovic had a habit of starting matches slowly during this year’s Wimbledon run, and it was more of the same against first-time Grand Slam finalist Kyrgios. The Australian took the first set by staying strong on his serve and taking advantage of the one break chance Djokovic gave him. However, it turned out that this wasn’t a foreshadowing of a big upset.

Instead, Djokovic, as he always does, tighten up his game and rose to the occasion. At the biggest moment of the match, he would routinely show bigger mental strength than Kyrgios. This included saving three break points while serving for the second set and breaking Kyrgios in the third set at 4-4.

The fourth set was the biggest nail-biter, heading to a tie-break, but at that point, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that Djokovic would take it all. He raced to a 6-1 lead and then patiently weathered Kyrgios’ comeback attempt to take it all.

By beating Kyrgios, Djokovic extended his unbeaten run at Wimbledon to 28 matches. He has won the past four tournaments, and his seven Wimbledon titles trail only Roger Federer, who has eight.

“I’ve said it many times, this tournament is extra special for me because it has been the first tournament I ever watched as a kid that got me to start playing tennis,” said Djokovic. “The more you win, it’s logical the more confident, the more comfortable you feel next time you step out on the court. So the run keeps going and I feel very connected with this court and this tournament, without a doubt.”

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Wimbledon second-seed Rafael Nadal pulled out of his semi-final showdown with Australia’s Nick Kyrgios on Friday after suffering a torn abdominal muscle.

The two-time Wimbledon champion announced his decision to withdraw to a room full of reporters late Thursday. “Unfortunately, as you can imagine if I am here, I have to pull out from the tournament. As everybody saw yesterday, I have been suffering with the pain in abdominal. I know something was not okay there, as I said yesterday,” Nadal confirmed.

The 36-year-old player revealed that he had been experiencing abdominal pain for a few weeks already, however, this pain worsened during his quarterfinal clash with Taylor Fritz on Wednesday; a match that went to five sets. His pain intensified while serving.

Nadal was spotted training for 45 minutes on Thursday morning, mostly hitting forehands and backhands while occasionally practicing his serves at a reduced speed. Reportedly dealing with a 7-millimeter tear in one of his abdominal muscles, Nadal ultimately concluded that it would not be within his best interest to play with this injury.

After being handed a walkover following Nadal’s withdrawal, would-be opponent Nick Kyrgios is now due to appear in his first Wimbledon final, where he will play the winner of the semi-final matchup between number one seed Novak Djokovic and Cameron Norrie.

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Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios are set to meet again at Wimbledon’s Center Court. This time, however, the stakes are the highest they have ever been, with the Wimbledon finals appearance for the taking.

Nadal has to work hard to secure semi-finals at this year’s tournament, being a set down twice in his quarterfinals clash against the American Taylor Fritz. The Grand Slam recorder bounced back each time and then survived a tiebreak in the fifth set to claim a memorable 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-4) win.

Kyrgios, on the other hand, was much more convincing. He is on to the next round after straight sets (6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (5)) win over Chilean Cristian Garin. The match against Nadal will be the first Grand Slam semi-finals appearance for the 27-year-old Australian.

Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios have an intriguing head-to-head history, with their best matches coming at Wimbledon. The duo first faced each other at the All England Club in 2014 in Round 16. Kyrgios, making his Wimbledon debut, beat Nadal, the world’s No. 1 one at the time, in four sets. Nadal would go on to return the favor in 2019 when he beat Kyrgios in Round of 64.

Nadal won six matches, while Kyrgios has three wins in their head-to-head clashes. They most recently faced each other in the quarterfinals of 2022 Indian Wells, with Nadal being triumphant after three sets.

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ATP world number three Alexander Zverev will be unable to participate in Wimbledon this year due to injury, his brother Mischa revealed to the German press. This comes after Zverev was forced to retire from his Roland Garros semifinal match against Rafael Nadal after injuring his right ankle.

During the second set of the match, Zverev slumped to the ground after rolling his ankle. His medical team immediately rushed to the court to help the 25-year-old player as it became apparent that he was unable to walk without assistance. Prior to Zverev’s injury, there was very little separating the two players during this nailbiting encounter, with Nadal winning the first set 7-6 and the second set going into yet another tiebreaker.

Zverev underwent surgery on his right ankle on Tuesday. This comes after an in-depth examination in Germany revealed that all three of the lateral ligaments in the injured ankle were torn. “To return to competition as quickly as possible, to ensure all the ligaments heal properly, and to reclaim full stability in my ankle, surgery was the best choice. My rehab starts now and I’ll do everything to come back stronger than ever!”, Zverev wrote in an Instagram post.

Following his performance at Roland Garros, Zverev will receive a career-high ranking of 2nd place in the ATP World Rankings next week.

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The ultra-long tennis matches at Grand Slam tournaments are becoming a thing of the past. Instead, the four Grand Slams— Australian Open, Wimbledon, French Open, and US Open—they adopted a new final set rule that will help determine a winner in tie situations much faster.

According to the Grand Slam Board, in the situation that the tennis match is tied at 6-6 in the final set, the players will play a 10-point tiebreak. The player that reaches 10 points first will be crowned a winner. However, the requirement of a two-point lead will still be in place.

The 10-point tiebreak will first be tested at the 2022 French Open and will be used for all the rest Grand Slams this year. If the trial proves to be successful, the rule will become permanent.

“The decision is based on a strong desire to create greater consistency in the rules of the game at the Grand Slams, and thus enhance the experience for the players and fans alike,” the Grand Slam Board said in a statement. “The Grand Slam Board plan to review the trial during the course of a full Grand Slam year, in consultation with the WTA, ATP, and ITF, before applying for any permanent rule change.”

All four Grand Slams previously had different ways of determining a winner when the match was tied in the final set. For example, the Australian Open used the 10-point tiebreak rule, and US Open had the standard seven-point tiebreak.

Wimbledon would extend the final set until one player would get a two-game lead. However, if the set would get to 12-12 at any point, the match would then proceed in a seven-point tiebreak.

Finally, French Open had no tiebreaks and would have the match go on until one player managed to get a two-game lead.

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American tennis sensation Coco Gauff didn’t manage to get past the fourth round at this year’s Wimbledon. The 17-year-old star was eliminated by three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber on Monday.

Gauff has been impressive so far in the tournament, dealing with her previous opponents in straight sets. But Kerber and her experience in big matches was an obstacle she couldn’t overcome.

Kerber was better in the deciding moments, getting a narrow but deserved 6-4, 6-4 win. The 33-year-old German won four out of five break points she created while Gauff managed to convert only two of her own.

Gauff, who also reached the fourth round in 2019, admitted after the match that making better decisions down the stretch is something she needs to work on.

“I just need to do better on certain points, and certain moments in the match I have to notice when the momentum changes and how to react to when it changes,” she explained.

Still, Kerber was impressed with Gauff and told the media that the Atlanta-native has a great career ahead of herself: “Coco is such a great, talented young player,” Kerber added.

Angelique Kerber is now set to face No. 19-seeded Karolina Muchova in the quarter-finals. Kerber is the only former champion left in the tournament, lifting the Wimbledon trophy back in 2018. She previously also won the US Open and Australian Open.

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Wimbledon was the only Grand Slam tournament that didn’t have its 2020 edition, with the organizers deciding to cancel the tournament due to COVID-19. However, this scenario won’t repeat in 2021.

The All England Lawn Tennis Club, which is responsible for the event, confirmed plans to stage Wimbledon in 2021. According to the official statement, the tournament will take place from June 28 to July 11.

Depending on the health situation next summer, the organizers will decide whether to allow fans to attend in a full or reduced capacity or to play matches in front of empty stands.

“Staging The Championships in 2021 is our number one priority, and we are actively engaged in scenario planning in order to deliver on that priority,” said AELTC chief executive Sally Bolton.

The cancelation of the 2020 edition of Wimbledon was only the second time in history that the tournament wasn’t played. The only other time was the 1945 edition, which was canceled due to World War II.

Unlike Wimbledon, all three other Grand Slams went through with their tournaments. Australian Open was held before the coronavirus pandemic got to an alarming level, while the US Open and French Open postponed their events and played matches without audience while adhering to all health and safety protocols. 

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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.

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The top favorites at the 2023 Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, didn’t have too much problem in dealing with their opponents on Monday.

Djokovic got a 7-6(6), 7-6(6), 5-7, 6-4 win over Hubert Hurkacz, while Alcaraz won-6 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in his match against Matteo Berrettini. The defending Wimbledon champion and the world’s No. 1 tennis player are through to the quarterfinals and are currently on track to meet in the finals of the tournament.

As always, Djokovic showed that he’s best when the pressure is at its highest. Although not dominating Hurkacz as many believed he will, the Serbian relied on his experience to get the first two close sets. After slipping in the third, he went out and did just enough in the fourth to advance to the next stage.

Djokovic now has 32 consecutive matches at Wimbledon and is hoping to get a record-extending 24 Grand Slams.

Alcaraz dropped the first set, leading many to believe that the Spaniard will have to wait for a bit longer to reach his first quarterfinals at Wimbledon. However, Alcaraz bounced back to claim three straight sets and keep his dream of winning his first Wimbledon title alive.

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Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios announced on Sunday that he is withdrawing from the 2023 edition of Wimbledon. Kyrgios, who reached the finals at All England Club last year, revealed that he is dealing with a wrist injury.

Kyrgios previously missed the better part of the 2023 tennis season dealing with a torn meniscus in his knee.

“I’m really sad to say that I have to withdraw from Wimbledon this year,” Kyrgios shared in an Instagram story. “I tried my hardest to be ready after my surgery and to be able to step on the Wimbledon courts again. During my comeback, I experienced some pain in my wrist during the week of Mallorca. As a precaution, I had it scanned, and it came back showing a torn ligament in my wrist.”

Kyrgios was diagnosed with a torn meniscus just as he was set to play his first match at the 2023 Australian Open. He underwent arthroscopic surgery and spent several months recovering before making his comeback in early June at Stuttgart Open.

Kyrgios’ withdrawal from Wimbledon also comes at short notice. He was supposed to head out on the court on Monday and play David Goffin in the first round.

Before being sidelined with a knee injury, Kyrgios was playing some of the best tennis of his career throughout 2022. Besides reaching his first Grand Slam finals at Wimbledon, he also reached the quarterfinals at US Open, marking his best result at the tournament. He also won the Australian Open title in doubles.

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Nick Kyrgios made a praise-worthy effort, but not even the talented 27-year-old player managed to unseat Novak Djokovic from his Wimbledon throne. Djokovic returned from one set deficit in the finals match of the 2022 tournament to beat Kyrgios in four sets and claim his seventh Wimbledon title and 21st career Grand Slam.

Djokovic had a habit of starting matches slowly during this year’s Wimbledon run, and it was more of the same against first-time Grand Slam finalist Kyrgios. The Australian took the first set by staying strong on his serve and taking advantage of the one break chance Djokovic gave him. However, it turned out that this wasn’t a foreshadowing of a big upset.

Instead, Djokovic, as he always does, tighten up his game and rose to the occasion. At the biggest moment of the match, he would routinely show bigger mental strength than Kyrgios. This included saving three break points while serving for the second set and breaking Kyrgios in the third set at 4-4.

The fourth set was the biggest nail-biter, heading to a tie-break, but at that point, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that Djokovic would take it all. He raced to a 6-1 lead and then patiently weathered Kyrgios’ comeback attempt to take it all.

By beating Kyrgios, Djokovic extended his unbeaten run at Wimbledon to 28 matches. He has won the past four tournaments, and his seven Wimbledon titles trail only Roger Federer, who has eight.

“I’ve said it many times, this tournament is extra special for me because it has been the first tournament I ever watched as a kid that got me to start playing tennis,” said Djokovic. “The more you win, it’s logical the more confident, the more comfortable you feel next time you step out on the court. So the run keeps going and I feel very connected with this court and this tournament, without a doubt.”

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Wimbledon second-seed Rafael Nadal pulled out of his semi-final showdown with Australia’s Nick Kyrgios on Friday after suffering a torn abdominal muscle.

The two-time Wimbledon champion announced his decision to withdraw to a room full of reporters late Thursday. “Unfortunately, as you can imagine if I am here, I have to pull out from the tournament. As everybody saw yesterday, I have been suffering with the pain in abdominal. I know something was not okay there, as I said yesterday,” Nadal confirmed.

The 36-year-old player revealed that he had been experiencing abdominal pain for a few weeks already, however, this pain worsened during his quarterfinal clash with Taylor Fritz on Wednesday; a match that went to five sets. His pain intensified while serving.

Nadal was spotted training for 45 minutes on Thursday morning, mostly hitting forehands and backhands while occasionally practicing his serves at a reduced speed. Reportedly dealing with a 7-millimeter tear in one of his abdominal muscles, Nadal ultimately concluded that it would not be within his best interest to play with this injury.

After being handed a walkover following Nadal’s withdrawal, would-be opponent Nick Kyrgios is now due to appear in his first Wimbledon final, where he will play the winner of the semi-final matchup between number one seed Novak Djokovic and Cameron Norrie.

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Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios are set to meet again at Wimbledon’s Center Court. This time, however, the stakes are the highest they have ever been, with the Wimbledon finals appearance for the taking.

Nadal has to work hard to secure semi-finals at this year’s tournament, being a set down twice in his quarterfinals clash against the American Taylor Fritz. The Grand Slam recorder bounced back each time and then survived a tiebreak in the fifth set to claim a memorable 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-4) win.

Kyrgios, on the other hand, was much more convincing. He is on to the next round after straight sets (6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (5)) win over Chilean Cristian Garin. The match against Nadal will be the first Grand Slam semi-finals appearance for the 27-year-old Australian.

Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios have an intriguing head-to-head history, with their best matches coming at Wimbledon. The duo first faced each other at the All England Club in 2014 in Round 16. Kyrgios, making his Wimbledon debut, beat Nadal, the world’s No. 1 one at the time, in four sets. Nadal would go on to return the favor in 2019 when he beat Kyrgios in Round of 64.

Nadal won six matches, while Kyrgios has three wins in their head-to-head clashes. They most recently faced each other in the quarterfinals of 2022 Indian Wells, with Nadal being triumphant after three sets.

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ATP world number three Alexander Zverev will be unable to participate in Wimbledon this year due to injury, his brother Mischa revealed to the German press. This comes after Zverev was forced to retire from his Roland Garros semifinal match against Rafael Nadal after injuring his right ankle.

During the second set of the match, Zverev slumped to the ground after rolling his ankle. His medical team immediately rushed to the court to help the 25-year-old player as it became apparent that he was unable to walk without assistance. Prior to Zverev’s injury, there was very little separating the two players during this nailbiting encounter, with Nadal winning the first set 7-6 and the second set going into yet another tiebreaker.

Zverev underwent surgery on his right ankle on Tuesday. This comes after an in-depth examination in Germany revealed that all three of the lateral ligaments in the injured ankle were torn. “To return to competition as quickly as possible, to ensure all the ligaments heal properly, and to reclaim full stability in my ankle, surgery was the best choice. My rehab starts now and I’ll do everything to come back stronger than ever!”, Zverev wrote in an Instagram post.

Following his performance at Roland Garros, Zverev will receive a career-high ranking of 2nd place in the ATP World Rankings next week.

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The ultra-long tennis matches at Grand Slam tournaments are becoming a thing of the past. Instead, the four Grand Slams— Australian Open, Wimbledon, French Open, and US Open—they adopted a new final set rule that will help determine a winner in tie situations much faster.

According to the Grand Slam Board, in the situation that the tennis match is tied at 6-6 in the final set, the players will play a 10-point tiebreak. The player that reaches 10 points first will be crowned a winner. However, the requirement of a two-point lead will still be in place.

The 10-point tiebreak will first be tested at the 2022 French Open and will be used for all the rest Grand Slams this year. If the trial proves to be successful, the rule will become permanent.

“The decision is based on a strong desire to create greater consistency in the rules of the game at the Grand Slams, and thus enhance the experience for the players and fans alike,” the Grand Slam Board said in a statement. “The Grand Slam Board plan to review the trial during the course of a full Grand Slam year, in consultation with the WTA, ATP, and ITF, before applying for any permanent rule change.”

All four Grand Slams previously had different ways of determining a winner when the match was tied in the final set. For example, the Australian Open used the 10-point tiebreak rule, and US Open had the standard seven-point tiebreak.

Wimbledon would extend the final set until one player would get a two-game lead. However, if the set would get to 12-12 at any point, the match would then proceed in a seven-point tiebreak.

Finally, French Open had no tiebreaks and would have the match go on until one player managed to get a two-game lead.

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American tennis sensation Coco Gauff didn’t manage to get past the fourth round at this year’s Wimbledon. The 17-year-old star was eliminated by three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber on Monday.

Gauff has been impressive so far in the tournament, dealing with her previous opponents in straight sets. But Kerber and her experience in big matches was an obstacle she couldn’t overcome.

Kerber was better in the deciding moments, getting a narrow but deserved 6-4, 6-4 win. The 33-year-old German won four out of five break points she created while Gauff managed to convert only two of her own.

Gauff, who also reached the fourth round in 2019, admitted after the match that making better decisions down the stretch is something she needs to work on.

“I just need to do better on certain points, and certain moments in the match I have to notice when the momentum changes and how to react to when it changes,” she explained.

Still, Kerber was impressed with Gauff and told the media that the Atlanta-native has a great career ahead of herself: “Coco is such a great, talented young player,” Kerber added.

Angelique Kerber is now set to face No. 19-seeded Karolina Muchova in the quarter-finals. Kerber is the only former champion left in the tournament, lifting the Wimbledon trophy back in 2018. She previously also won the US Open and Australian Open.

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Wimbledon was the only Grand Slam tournament that didn’t have its 2020 edition, with the organizers deciding to cancel the tournament due to COVID-19. However, this scenario won’t repeat in 2021.

The All England Lawn Tennis Club, which is responsible for the event, confirmed plans to stage Wimbledon in 2021. According to the official statement, the tournament will take place from June 28 to July 11.

Depending on the health situation next summer, the organizers will decide whether to allow fans to attend in a full or reduced capacity or to play matches in front of empty stands.

“Staging The Championships in 2021 is our number one priority, and we are actively engaged in scenario planning in order to deliver on that priority,” said AELTC chief executive Sally Bolton.

The cancelation of the 2020 edition of Wimbledon was only the second time in history that the tournament wasn’t played. The only other time was the 1945 edition, which was canceled due to World War II.

Unlike Wimbledon, all three other Grand Slams went through with their tournaments. Australian Open was held before the coronavirus pandemic got to an alarming level, while the US Open and French Open postponed their events and played matches without audience while adhering to all health and safety protocols. 

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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.

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