Question: Recenlty on April 1, 2020, which tennis tournament has been cancelled first time after World War II?
(a) Wimbledon
(b) Miami Open
(c) French Open
(d) U.S. Open
Answer:(a)
Related facts:
- Wimbledon has been cancelled for the first time since World War Two because of the coronavirus pandemic.
- The tournament was due to be played between 29 June and 12 July.
- The entire grass-court season has been abandoned, and there will be no professional tennis anywhere in the world until at least 13 July.
- Wimbledon is the latest major summer sporting event to be called off, with Euro 2020 and the Tokyo Olympics postponed for 12 months.
- It follows the postponement of the French Open, which was due to begin in May but has been rescheduled to 20 September-4 October.
Background of Wimbledon:
- Wimbledon Tennis Tournament was first held in 1877. Since then it has been contested every year. However, it was cancelled during two stretches.
- Once during the first world war between 1915 and 1918 and it was cancelled another time during the second world war between 1940 and 1945.