Wimbledon champion Simona Halep tests positive for COVID-19
Tennis | October 31, 2020 20:34 ISTThe 29-year-old Romanian player said on Twitter that she is self-isolating at home and “recovering well from mild symptoms.”
The 29-year-old Romanian player said on Twitter that she is self-isolating at home and “recovering well from mild symptoms.”
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 club also announced that the grass-court seeding formula used since 2002 “has served its time."
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.
Simona Halep said in a video posted on Twitter on Monday that she still is not healed to the point that she can play tennis.
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.
Amid the lockdowns and self-isolation process, we bring to you a list of top ten tennis matches of all time which can temporarily drive boredom.
The fate of the Wimbledon Championships will be decided next week as sports around the globe has come to a standstill amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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