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- Wimbledon was cancelled due to the threats of Corona Virus.
- This is the first time the tournament is being cancelled since the World War II.
- Wimbledon Tennis Tournament was first held in 1877.
- Since then it has been contested every year at London.
- However, it was cancelled during two stretches.
- The first time was during the First World War between 1915 and 1918.
- It was cancelled another time during the second world war between 1940 and 1945.
- It is the oldest Tennis Tournament in the world.
- It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments.
- The other three include French Open, US open and Australian Open.
- Wimbledon is the only tournament that is still played on grass.
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