‘Devastated’: Roger Federer reacts to Wimbledon cancellation as seven-time women’s champion Serena Williams reveals her shock after SW19 event was scrapped due to coronavirus
- The world of tennis has reacted after Wimbledon was cancelled on Wednesday
- The annual grass court Grand Slam even was scrapped because of coronavirus
- Roger Federer and Serena Williams were two of the first to reveal their shock
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Two of the greatest tennis players of all-time have reacted after Wimbledon was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Roger Federer and Serena Williams both revealed their shock after the annual grass court Grand Slam was scrapped for the first time since the Second World War.
Federer, who would have been going for a ninth men’s singles title, tweeted: ‘Devastated.’ A GIF, which accompanied the tweet, read: ‘There is no GIF for these things that I am feeling.’
Roger Federer said he was ‘devastated’ after Wimbledon was cancelled on Wednesday
Coronavirus forced the cancellation of Wimbledon for the first time since World War II
Bosses at the All England Club made the decision at an emergency meeting on Wednesday
Williams, who has won the women’s singles competition seven times, wrote: ‘I’m shocked.’
Both would have been chasing new records in the men’s and women’s game.
Williams is one Grand Slam win away from matching Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24, while Federer could have added to his tally of 20.
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