The cancellation of Wimbledon will change tennis history by denying Roger Federer and Serena Williams the chance to break more records.
The All England Club is set to announce in the next 24 hours the coronavirus will stop the staging of the Grand Slam for the first time since World War Two.
Federer holds the record of 20 Grand Slams for a male but is now just one ahead of Rafa Nadal, three ahead of Novak Djokovic.
And American great Williams has been stuck one short of Margaret Court’s record of 24 since January 2017. Both turn 40 next year. Ex-British No.1 Annabel Croft said: “How many more times can Roger Federer realistically try to win Wimbledon?
“And Serena’s best chance to win another Slam is on the grass courts at Wimbledon so that affects her as well. There are so many different scenarios and question marks. It’s a nightmare.”
