The cancellation of Wimbledon 2020 hits close to home for Stony Plain’s Grant Cantin. “I still stay in contact with a lot of people over there,” said Cantin, who worked on the grounds crew at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet for 17 years before coming back to Alberta in 2018.
He was head groundskeeper for the last two years. Wimbledon was scheduled for June 29 to July 12. Other sporting events have announced postponements, but Cantin says that wouldn’t be possible for Wimbledon. “The main thing is: when would you play it?” he explained. “There was a lot of talk of playing it in the fall.
But the U.S. Open ends on Sept. 12. The French Open has moved to Sept. 25. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]