: Coronavirus: Clay court tennis Major French Open postponed to September-October #IndiaNEWS The clay court tennis Major French Open has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and will now take

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Coronavirus: Clay court tennis Major French Open postponed to September-October #IndiaNEWS
The clay court tennis Major French Open has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and will now take place from September 20 to October 4, organisers of the event said Tuesday.The Grand Slam event was to have taken place from May 24 to June 7, but organisers said that, “The confinement measures in place make it impossible to prepare and organise the tournament on the dates initially scheduled.�France is currently in lockdown due to the outbreak that has gripped Europe worse than most other parts in the world. The new dates would mean the tournament would start just one week after the US Open, if that event remains in its scheduled slot.Here’s the statement from the organisers in full:In order to ensure the health and safety of everyone involved in organising the tournament, the French Tennis Federation has made the decision to hold the 2020 edition of Roland-Garros from 20th September to 4th October 2020.Though nobody is able to predict what the situation will be on 18th May, the current confinement measures have made it impossible for us to continue with our preparations and, as a result, we are unable to hold the tournament on the dates originally planned.In order to act responsibly and protect the...Read more

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