Just as Dirk Hordorff, vice-president of the German Tennis Federation, hinted a few days ago, the AELTC has made a decision to cancel Wimbledon 2020 due to public health concerns linked to the coronavirus pandemic.
This is not the first time in the history of Wimbledon that the event will not be played, but it is the first time ever that the reason is not a war. The grasscourt tournament, established in 1877, was not held from 1915 to 1918 because of World War I and again from 1940 to 1945 because of World War II.