Wimbledon 2020 was cancelled due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak across the
world. This is the ______ time since World War II that the oldest Grand Slam tennis
tournament will not be playeda.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. first.
Wimbledon 2020 was cancelled due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak across the world. This was the first time since World War II that the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament was not played. The tournament had previously been cancelled during World War I (1915-1918) and World War II (1940-1945), but not in the intervening peacetime years. The decision in 2020 was unprecedented in its timing and reason for a major Grand Slam.