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When world events disrupt tennis: How many times have Grand Slams been canceled?

We feel like we’re experiencing unprecedented times with this coronavirus outbreak wreaking havoc on the tennis season, as a lot of tournaments have been cancelled, while Grand Slams are still officially all planned to take place, with Roland Garros being weirdly rescheduled for one week after the US Open, so it’s hard to imagine how this will all work out.

Let’s dive into the history records and learn whether there were times when majors were canceled. You guessed it, of course there were such instances! Let’s see when and why we didn’t have all four Grand Slams in a single season.