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Charles Curtis

Tennis stars, including Serena Williams, react with sadness to Wimbledon being canceled

It was a cancellation we probably saw coming, but is a stunner nonetheless.

Wimbledon has been officially taken off the calendar by the All England Club in 2020, and it’ll be the first time since World War II that the tournament won’t have a set of champions hoisting the hardware.

The annual tournament was scheduled between June 29 and July 12. And there was plenty of reaction from both the men’s and women’s side. Here’s a roundup, which includes Serena Williams, who summed it all up with two words: “I’m shooked.” That’s exactly how everyone feels about sporting events like this one being canceled:

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