Wimbledon was the first Grand Slam to announce its cancellation . Not a suspension, not a postponement. Cancelled. How? Didn't they even consider celebrating it in the fall? Why so quickly?
The reality is that Wimbledon has lost no more than anyone. And he has earned more than everyone .
The 2020 edition will not be held. The organization has lost the money for tickets, part of television rights and all the advertising that moves one of the most prestigious events in the world of sports. But he has won something that none of his 'brothers' at Roland Garros, US Open and Australian Open have accomplished.
After the 2003 SARS / SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) coronavirus epidemic, the organization decided to pay £ 1.6 million each year to have insurance in a pandemic situation. It might seem too exaggerated at the moment, but it has finally worked for them: the tournament has received 114 million euros after the cancellation due to the Covid-19 epidemic , according to 'The Times'.
Roland Garros , for example, has had to postpone this year's edition as he did not have insurance, thus compromising the rest of the ATP calendar.
This is the eleventh cancellation of Wimbledon since its first edition in 1877. The previous ten were caused by wars, the 11th by the coronavirus, which will make it not win the nearly 300 million that it bills with the tournament, but at least it has left an important amount as dessert.
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