This was reported on the official website of one of the Grand Slam tournaments.
Wimbledon's matches were to be held from June 29 to July 12, 2020. Now they will be held from June 28 to July 11, 2021.
Thus, Wimbledon was canceled for the first time since 1945. Then it happened due to the Second World War.
On March 11, WHO announced an outbreak of a new type of coronavirus pandemic.
Recall that the Association of Professional Tennis Players (APR) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) canceled all tournaments tentatively before June 7. In addition, the French Open was postponed to fall.
Earlier, the president of the Russian Tennis Federation (FTR) Shamil Tarpishchev expressed the opinion that the whole season could be canceled due to coronavirus.