any chance for 2021 wimbledon cancelled ?

[Forehanderer]

I think we should settle for 3 Grand Slams per year.
Almost nobody plays on grass in these times.

Wimbledon is one of the most prestigious grand slams since the sport started in England (I think). 3 GS is too less. Variety is good in sport and keeps players with a different skill set still on play. But it is sad that only one month is dedicated to grass tournaments and many new surfaces are HC

 

[PETEhammer]

Only if Fraudzilla isn't in good shape to appear

 

[Sunny014]

Just Cancel the French Open 2021 and have 2 Wimbledons back to back.

 

[Sunny014]

I was watching the Sampras Becker match on Carpet of 1996 tour finals @PETEhammer
So fast tennis in the 90s, why was that surfaced banned ?

Sad ...

 

[PETEhammer]

I was watching the Sampras Becker match on Carpet of 1996 tour finals @PETEhammer
So fast tennis in the 90s, why was that surfaced banned ?

Sad ...

That match was a winner machine

 

[Sunny014]

We have been robbed of fast tennis and we r watching filthy rallies on clay like conditions throughout the year .... disgusting

 

[mike danny]

Wimbledon is one of the most prestigious grand slams since the sport started in England (I think). 3 GS is too less. Variety is good in sport and keeps players with a different skill set still on play. But it is sad that only one month is dedicated to grass tournaments and many new surfaces are HC

Tennis started in France actually, I believe.

 

[Sunny014]

That match was a winner machine

Please suggest more matches like that.

 

[BumElbow]

Wimbledon had insurance that covered the financial loss of the 2020 tournament. However, it does not have insurance to cover the losses if the event is not played in 2021.

Unlike the other slams, grass tournaments cannot be moved to the fall as the playing conditions will be greatly affected. Wimbledon has to be played this year because the club does not have the funds to cover the loss of the tournament for a 2nd time due to the pandemic.

See: Wimbledon pandemic insurance policy will pay out $141M, per report (usatoday.com)

 

[Deleted member 762343]

Aren’t people aware that the English vaccine (AstraZeneca) is suspected to have serious side effects and was suspended in France, Italy, Germany and Spain ?

I think we should settle for 3 Grand Slams per year.
Almost nobody plays on grass in these times.

More like they should add a fifth slam.

 

[Sunny014]

Aren’t people aware that the English vaccine (AstraZeneca) is suspected to have serious side effects and was suspended in France, Italy, Germany and Spain ?




More like they should add a fifth slam.

ATP Finals should be declared the 5th Slam and all the previous winners of that tournament should get the wins added on their resume as Slams.

Roger should be a 26 times champ
Djokovic 23 Times champ
Sampras 19 Times champ

Nadal fans might cry but let them cry, their hero is a 1 trick pony so there should be consequences

 

[Sudacafan]

Aren’t people aware that the English vaccine (AstraZeneca) is suspected to have serious side effects and was suspended in France, Italy, Germany and Spain ?




More like they should add a fifth slam.

Five is too much, especially in covid times.

 

[Deleted member 762343]

Five is too much, especially in covid times.

Nah, there’s room for one between January and May. Just replace Indian Wells and Miami with a grass Masters around July and play the fifth slam in March.

 

[Sudacafan]

Nah, there’s room for one between January and May. Just replace Indian Wells and Miami with a grass Masters around July and play the fifth slam in March.

If Federer has a remote chance of winning it, I would agree.

 

[PETEhammer]

We have been robbed of fast tennis and we r watching filthy rallies on clay like conditions throughout the year .... disgusting

Sunny...are...are you ok?

 

[Sudacafan]

We have been robbed of fast tennis and we r watching filthy rallies on clay like conditions throughout the year .... disgusting

Never mind. Fast tennis is like fast food.

 

[Phoenix1983]

How can you be so sure?

UK is scheduled to ease its lockdown over the coming months, with a plan for all restrictions ending by 21st June.

Of course, the schedule may not be met, but I'd be very surprised if it were delayed so much to not allow Wimbledon to be held in July.

 

[Deleted member 688153]

It will 100% be cancelled if they can collect again on their insurance claim and cash in without doing any work. All they care about is their money.

unironically. and this is why they did it last time too, they had nothing to lose. just collect their cash for nothing. so it 100% depends on whether they can get the insurance to cover it again

 

[Deleted member 688153]

you just know they'd have tried to run it last year despite the raging pandemic in london if it meant making a buck

 

[Krish872007]

They don't really follow the restrictions?

The majority do but there is a rather vocal minority who choose to blatantly disregard any rules and guidelines in place
It's a little bit complicated but mainly due to trust issues - trust in the government, the health service, other people, etc.

 

[FlamingCheeto]

Didn't Italy or somewhere just shut down again? With the UK Variant spreading I think there's a 50/50 chance of a cancelled Wimby and about 75% chance of NO olympics again

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

The situation in France is much worse than the UK. No slam will be cancelled or postponed this year but it’s the french that’s probably under more threat due to how far the french are behind in vaccines and all the cases are starting to surge there again.

Anyway the world can’t keep locking down forever. Life has to go on or there will be nothing left to go back to. We have the vaccines now and they work well so no issues.

 

[Mainad]

They don't really follow the restrictions?

Most people do. There is always a minority who like to kick out.

 

[Mainad]

Difficult to compare. Most countries are following the manufacturers recommendations and giving doses 2-3 weeks apart. Britain has gone it's own way and injected lots of people but not vaccinated that many.

The UK is acting on the principle that an initial dose helps ward off the worst effects of Covid while waiting for the second dose to complete. Given that the number of deaths is currently falling sharply in the UK, or at least in England, the strategy seems to be working.

 

[Deleted member 771911]

There's definitely a chance, yeah. UK, where I live, is in early days of vaccine and things are looking brighter. However, there have been plenty of blunders on the way to this point, and it's still possible there will be more blunders to come as we ease lockdown and see just how wise it is to assume a vaccine is immunization when its only one of two stated doses. I'd wait till May, June before we know for sure.

 

[BauerAlmeida]

Wimbledon is going to happen.
But Djokovic is anti-vaxxer.
He won't be allowed to play at Wimbledon.

He's not anti-vaxxer and the people being vaccinated are 70+ or doctors, etc. Not tennis players.

 

[BauerAlmeida]

There is a strong anti vacc group in England and plenty more in US. Everyday its growing and you can't stop us.

You're a bunch of sheep parroting the same debunked talking points over and over, there's nothing to stop.

 

[RelentlessAttack]

I think we should settle for 3 Grand Slams per year.
Almost nobody plays on grass in these times.

Wimbledon has to stay but since the AO and USO have a history of changing surfaces anyways, they should just switch to red clay. You know, to help reduce the impact of rain or something

 

[Sudacafan]

Wimbledon has to stay but since the AO and USO have a history of changing surfaces anyways, they should just switch to red clay. You know, to help reduce the impact of rain or something

OK, you convinced me. We keep 4 slams per year: 3 red clay slams (could be 1 dry clay, 1 wet clay, and other windy clay), and 1 grass. Should eliminate hard courts, because it’s a surface that does not challenge players to hone their skills, and it is not natural at all.

 

[vex]

Ok honest question - does anyone know for an absolute whether or not Wimby’s pandemic insurance coverage is active for this upcoming 2021 tourney....

Cause if it IS, I can see them taking the easy money and chilling...

On the other hand, even if they’re covered 1) they might have a hard time exercising their right of a huge chunk of the populace is vaxed and Corona is in retreat AND 2) 2 straight years without holding your prestigious tourney is not a good look...

 

[tennisjedi]

I hope not. 2 years of no Wimbledon just sucks.

 

[Sudacafan]

Ok honest question - does anyone know for an absolute whether or not Wimby’s pandemic insurance coverage is active for this upcoming 2021 tourney....

Cause if it IS, I can see them taking the easy money and chilling...

On the other hand, even if they’re covered 1) they might have a hard time exercising their right of a huge chunk of the populace is vaxed and Corona is in retreat AND 2) 2 straight years without holding your prestigious tourney is not a good look...

Of course, money is more important than tradition.

 

[Sudacafan]

I hope not. 2 years of no Wimbledon just sucks.

That would be The Federer’s Championship Points Curse.

 

[GoldenMasters]

Oh skypadq, you never change. This is the guy who wished for Djokovic to get covid-19 positive so he wouldn't win US Open. DQ must have brought a lot of happiness to him.

 

[Forehanderer]

There are strong institutional and cultural barriers to money taking over science, but it happens on the sidelines. Covid vaccines could cost next to nothing, for example.

Sure Bill Gates is happy to deliver free vaccines for Africa. A computer nerd talking about vaccines and diseases I wonder why. Gates foundation and the World Economic Forum hosted Event 201 a high level pandemic exercise before the corona times. Something is fishy here

 

[Enceladus]

You have unnecessary worries, guys. 2021 Wimbledon will take place, in the worst case without spectators. The organizers can no longer use insurance against pandemic for the second time in a row.

Source:

Wimbledon will not have pandemic insurance for 2021 edition

Outgoing All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) chief executive Richard Lewis has confirmed the organisation will not be able to insure Wimbledon agains...

www.insidethegames.biz

Spoiler: Excerpt from the article

Lewis, who will be replaced by Sally Bolton as AELTC chief executive in August, acknowledged the current crisis means the tournament will be unable to secure similar insurance for next year's event.

"No that's impossible in the current climate," Lewis said, according to the Metro.

"What I would say about the future though is that when I first started in 2012, there were some signs that things were not insurable, because of communicable diseases that had taken place like SARS and swine flu.

"In the immediate aftermath you can't get insurance but fairly soon after that, you can start to get insurance again, the market returns.

"So there won't be insurance next year, but I think in the medium term, just because we've made one claim it won't affect us in the long term."

All other grandslams held its edition during the pandemic and showed that with restrictions, a tennis grandslam could be played at the time of COVID.

 

[Thriller]

The UK is acting on the principle that an initial dose helps ward off the worst effects of Covid while waiting for the second dose to complete. Given that the number of deaths is currently falling sharply in the UK, or at least in England, the strategy seems to be working.

the numbers would be falling sharply now, as they did in May last year, because the UK has been in lockdown for 3 months and this has dramatically slowed transmission. Let's see what happens when the stupid Government lets the brakes off before a significant number of people have had both doses. There will be a third wave, but not in time to cancel Wimbledon.

 

[DSH]

Yes, Novak will be robbed of #21 (he’s on 20 right now, he won USO and hypothetical Wimbledon last year)

 

[gjm127]

It will 100% be cancelled if they can collect again on their insurance claim and cash in without doing any work. All they care about is their money.

It's confirmed they can't claim it twice for the same pandemic, otherwise it would have probably been canceled again already.

 

[weakera]

It's confirmed they can't claim it twice for the same pandemic, otherwise it would have probably been canceled again already.

Link?

 

[Forehanderer]

Yep, Soros is paying me to spread pro-vaccine messages on a tennis forum.

soros is too big for you. more likely the local hospital is paying you peanuts for shilling

 

[Mainad]

the numbers would be falling sharply now, as they did in May last year, because the UK has been in lockdown for 3 months and this has dramatically slowed transmission. Let's see what happens when the stupid Government lets the brakes off before a significant number of people have had both doses. There will be a third wave, but not in time to cancel Wimbledon.

First dose vaccination is probably already have an effect too, at least I hope so.

 

[gjm127]

Link?

Something along those lines..

Redirect Notice

 

[titoelcolombiano]

They should quarantine the players in France for two weeks and then play RG and Wimbledon back-to-back in Paris. Nadal can lift his 3rd Wimbledon trophy on Chatrier

 

[MichaelNadal]