Major Tennis tournaments disrupted

Writer: Toni O'Hagan.

Tennis fans around the world have been sorely disappointed by the announcement that Wimbledon 2020 has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. This will be the first time that it won’t be held since World War II.

The implications for last year’s finalists are even more devastating, as eighttimes Wimbledon men’s champion, Roger Federer and seven-times women’s champ, Serena Williams are both 38 years old and may not have many more opportunities to win another Wimbledon. In men’s tennis, it could also curtail the efforts of Federer’s opponents to smash his Grand Slam record.

Roger Federer currently holds the record of 20 Grand Slam titles (commonly referred to as ‘Slams’) arising from victories in the four Major tournaments on the tennis calendar, the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Breathing down Federer’s neck, is Rafael Nadal with 19 Slams and Novak Djokovic on 17.

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