Wimbledon organizers are due to meet this week to decide whether the tournament will go ahead but Dirk Hordorff, the vice-president of the German Tennis Federation, believes it will be canceled.
The third Grand Slam tournament of the season is due to begin on June 29, but with the sporting world grinding to a halt in the midst of a global pandemic, organizers have seemingly decided to cancel the tournament."Wimbledon has stated that they will have a board meeting next Wednesday and will make the final decision there," Dirk Hordorff, the vice-president of the German Tennis Federation, told Sky Sports Germany on Monday.
Last week, the All England Lawn, Tennis and Croquet Club , which organizes the event, formally ruled out holding the tournament behind closed doors. However, it indicated contingency plans had been discussed since January, with a cancelation or postponement both firmly on the table.
On Sunday, Jenny Harries, the deputy chief medical officer for England, said Britain could be in lockdown for at least six months. "So I think three weeks for review. Two or three months to see whether we've really squashed it, with about three to six months ideally, and lots of uncertainty in that, but then to see at which point we can actually get back to normal. It is plausible that it could go further than that."
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