The Wimbledon championships were canceled for the first time since World War II last Wednesday due to the continued outbreak of the Coruna virus, while the professional and professional tennis tournaments will continue to be suspended until July 13.
The decision to cancel the Wimbledon tennis championships this week has boosted the possibility of canceling the rest of the season's events, as it may have eliminated the chances of veterans, Roger Federer and Serena Williams to win more major titles.
The Wimbledon championships were canceled for the first time since the Second World War, last Wednesday, due to the continued outbreak of the Coruna virus, while the professional and professional tennis tournaments continue to be suspended until July 13.
The sand and grass court season has been canceled, while the financial conditions for the lower-ranked players have been affected by the interruption of the championships, due to fears of increased infection.
It will be difficult to envision matches back before 2021, while Craig Tilly, president of the Australian Tennis Federation, said that while believing that the current season may not be resumed is a view that is not far from reality.
Although Federer (38 years) is far from the financial effects of the stoppage, this may have a major impact on his ambitions to add more major titles to his large share of these titles, which amounts to 20 titles so far.
The last big title Federer won was at the Australian Open 2018, and the last approached adding a new title to the Wimbledon final last year.
Federer’s last game was in the Australian Open semifinals, before he had knee surgery in February. His next chance to win a new major title will be in the Open America, scheduled for August 31 and September 14.
The French Open, which Federer decided not to participate in before, was postponed from May to September, after a week of open America.
Australian Todd Woodbridge, who has won the Wimbledon doubles title nine times and qualified for the singles semi-finals, says he does not know what Federer is waiting for if he decides to cancel the rest of the season.
The question Roger has to ask himself is, how strong is his motivation to return again to compete in a new year, Woodbridge was quoted as saying by Australian Associated Press.
Or is this really in his favor? But the lack of games in this age group makes it very difficult to return and recover immediately after the start again, he added.
This ended the possibility ... Federer won one or two new titles. This became very unlikely for him, Woodbridge said.
Although Federer has said that he will be ready to return to Wimbledon next year, veteran American Serena Williams has never spoken of the future.
Serena, who will complete her 39th year in September, lost in the Wimbledon final last year, leaving only one title away from the record number equaling 24 major titles, registered under the retired Australian Margaret Court.
Serena has reached the final of 4 major tournaments since her baby Olympia was born in 2017, but nevertheless failed to win any major title during this time.
Martina Navratilova, who has won 18 major singles titles, said the situation is not ideal for any player or player, while time is not in the interests of big players like Federer and Serena.
The younger ones missed an opportunity to improve their level and catch the highest-rated players, Navratilova added.
The mid-players are apparently stuck and for older players, like Serena Williams and Roger Federer, time is not on their side, so this opportunity was missed this year.
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