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Just cool down, Wimbledon is off

By AFP | 6yrs ago

 

Serena Williams of the US rests during a break in her women's singles match against Romania's Simona Halep on day eight of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 21, 2019. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

Roger Federer and Serena Williams were among the tennis stars left devastated as Wimbledon was cancelled for the first time since World War II due to the coronavirus.

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