All
England Club have been contingency planning since JanuaryR&A say they are undertaking a ‘comprehensive evaluation’Concern that the jewels of the
British sporting summer will be threatened by the Covid-19 virus is increasing, with heightened uncertainty over
Wimbledon and the Open at Royal St George’s.
Wimbledon is still planning to stage the championships from 29 June to 12 July unless the government’s emergency planning means otherwise. However, it is understood the All England Club, which has been contingency planning since January, has a growing realisation the unprecedented situation with the virus could scupper its summer centrepiece.