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Wimbledon “to be canceled on Wednesday”, Tokyo Olympics will take place in July and August of 2021

While the WTA season has officially been suspended until at least June 7th, the word is out that the COVID-19 pandemic will also ruin the 2020 grass-court season, as Wimbledon is expected to announce its cancellation in a couple of days, while when it comes to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the dates have been set now for July and August of 2021.

As per the latest WTA announcement, the women’s tennis officials hoped that the season would resume in time for the tournaments on grass, while the latest statement of the German Tennis Federation (DTB) vice-president, Dirk Hordorff, reveals that Wimbledon will confirm its cancellation on Wednesday.