Rafael Nadal opts out of this year's Wimbledon, Tokyo Olympics
Tennis | June 17, 2021 17:31 ISTSpain tennis star Rafael Nadal has opted out of this year's Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics.
Spain tennis star Rafael Nadal has opted out of this year's Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics.
Murray, a two-time champion at Wimbledon, earned his first victory in more than a year on Tuesday at the Queen’s Club tournament. It was the 34-year-old Murray’s first grass-court match in three years.
Wimbledon, which begins June 28, can have 50% capacity at the start and that will increase to 100% by the close on July 10-11 with the women's and men's singles title matches.
The organisers of the Bad Homburg, to be played from June 20-26, confirmed on Tuesday that Simona, 29, had accepted a wildcard entry.
Tournament organisers said on Monday that Naomi, who had withdrawn exactly a week ago from Roland Garros, had informed them that she would not start in the Berlin tournament.
Instead, under a plan organizers “intend to make a permanent part of the schedule,” the fourth round will be split between Sunday and Monday next year, All England Club chairman Ian Hewitt said during a video conference.
The All England Club said Thursday it was remaining “flexible” as it reacts to changing circumstances amid the pandemic as the British government follows a roadmap out of lockdown.
The German tennis great appeared in a London court on Thursday, accused of failing to surrender two of his Wimbledon trophies to be sold to settle his debts.
The Wimbledon was the only Grand Slam tournament which was cancelled in 2020, owing to coronavirus pandemic.
On Monday, 19 years back, Federer had defeated seven-time champion, Sampras, in what was hailed as a 'Change of Guard' victory, at the SW19 in the fourth round of the tournament.
Due to coronavirus pandemic, the tournament was canceled for the first time since World War II.
World No.1 Novak Djokovic, who had organised the exhibition event, recently drew a lot of flak and also tested positive for coronavirus along with his wife.
The All England Club had inserted a virus-related clause to its insurance policy after the outbreak of COVID-19.
The tennis season has been frozen since last month due to the global outbreak of coronavirus which has killed over 50,000 people around the world thus far.
Veteran tennis players Roger Federer and Serena Williams seem to be the worst affected by the announcement which has denied them an opportunity to break bigger records.
Following the announcement, veterans of the sport, Roger Federer and Serena Williams reacted to the cancellation.
Moments after the announcement, United States Tennis Association (USTA) released a statement clarifying the current status of US Open 2020.
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Wednesday decided to call off the 2020 edition of the Wimbledon championship due to coronavirus epidemic. The 134th Championships will instead be staged from 28 June to 11 July 2021.
The All England Club board will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss the fate of the 2020 tournament.
Tournament organiser the All England Club (AELTC) is slated to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday after which the fate of the 2020 tournament will be decided which is scheduled to begin from June 29 onwards.
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