New Delhi, July 10 -- In April, when the All England Lawn Tennis Club announced that it was cancelling this year's edition of The Championships at Wimbledon, Rohit Lahoti was particularly gutted. The architectturned- student is studying in London and had got Centre Court tickets for 4 July through the public ballot.
"It was a once-in-a-lifetime chance of seeing (Roger) Federer," bemoans Lahoti over the phone from the UK. "I don't know if I would have another chance since he is also closer to retiring." The spread of coronavirus has scuppered many such plans. In normal circumstances, Wimbledon's pristine grass courts would have thudded with the sound of tennis balls, and the world's best players in spotless whites, from 29 June. Lahoti woul...