Wimbledon cancelled; Grass court season shelved - Our reaction

We knew it was coming, and yet it still felt shocking, and it still hurt.

After Wimbledon announced its 134th edition would not take place, and the rest of the grass court season was abandoned because of the Coronavirus, Catherine Whitaker, David Law and Matt Roberts were joined on The Tennis Podcast by Simon Briggs, the Tennis Correspondent of The Telegraph.

Was there any alternative? What sort of impact will the cancellations have on the tennis world, and those working within it? And when can the sport realistically return?

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Set 3 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u23jtMoPadY&t=1272s

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