The Wimbledon tournament is threatened. This Wednesday, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) expressed itself in a press release following the Covid-19 epidemic. The organizer specifies for the first time that a postponement, even a cancellation, of the British Grand Slam is plausible. "An emergency meeting of the AELTC Main Council is scheduled for next week, and in preparation, we are communicating closely with the LTA and with ATP, WTA, ITF and the other Grand Slams," said the communicated. The organizers state that "playing behind closed doors is strictly excluded".
The AELTC is continuing a detailed evaluation of all scenarios for The Championships 2020, including postponement and cancellation, as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.https: //t.co/BjlPiyuTtf
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