Mauresmo fears 2020 tennis season is over

Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo fears 2020 tennis season could be over as Wimbledon chiefs prepare to make a decision on wher to scrap this year's tournament. Tennis is at a standstill until June 7, with entire European clay-court season already wiped out by coronavirus and Wimbledon expected to be officially cancelled on Wednesday. Emergency meetings to settle Wimbledon issue were taking place among All England Club chiefs on Tuesday.

Mauresmo fears season is over

Wimbledon organisers have ruled out playing two-week grass-court tournament, slated to run from June 29 to July 12, behind closed doors. French Open has already been postponed, shoehorned into schedule in September after US Open, and it will be difficult for Wimbledon to find a suitable date to rearrange. Mauresmo, 2006 Wimbledon champion, tweeted on Tuesday: "I think that we are going to have to draw a line under 2020 tennis season.

" international circuit = male and female players of all nationalities including ir coaching staff, spectators and people from all over world who bring se events to life.

" vaccine = tennis."

But three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker replied to French player on Twitter, urging a positive approach.

"We should stop with all this doom and gloom -- of course tennis will be played this year," he tweeted.

Mauresmo is also former coach of Andy Murray, whose bror, Jamie, said cancelling tournament at All England Club was only realistic option. Murray, a two-time Grand Slam men's doubles champion, said postponing tournament presented a series of hurdles, including shorter evenings. "I think for m, it's difficult to move tournament back because you're running into or tournaments that are for moment still on schedule," 34-year-old Scotsman told BBC. "And also just things like daylight to host event. Each week that passes, you get less and less light to play tournament."  vice-president of German tennis federation predicted on Monday that Wimbledon would be cancelled and criticised French Tennis Federation for moving French Open to autumn. 

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