French Open Tennis

Tennis Bulgaria Issues Statement on COVID-19 Position to MembeThe French Open tennis tournament has suspended until Sept 20 – Oct 4 among the coronavirus crash, the organizers of the Grand Slam event said on Tuesday

French Open Tennis first major games to be hit by the extent of the coronavirus was initially scheduled to be played from May 24 – June 7.

“To guarantee the energy and safety of all those concerned in the development of the competition, The French Tennis Federation decided to prepare the 2020 edition of Roland-Garros from September 20 to October 4 2020,” the French tennis federation said in a record.

“While no one today can prophesy what the fitness situation will be like on May 18 (when needs were due to start), the lockdown measures in force make it unlikely to prepare for it and therefore to organise it on the dates originally planned French Open Tennis.”

A new roof on the central Philippe Chatrier court has already been installed but is not in service yet and needs more testing until the end of April, added officials.

French open tennis 2020 last week, The ATP refused its professional men’s tennis tour for six weeks while the WTA on Monday postponed playing until May 2.

The FFT said that ticket-holders for the French Open could each be paid or change their tickets for the new dates.

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“French open tennis is a difficult but daring decision that we have taken at this extraordinary and evolving time since this weekend,” said FFT president Bernard Giudicelli.“We are acting responsibly. We need to stand together in solidarity in this action for everyone’s protection.”The coronavirus revolution has affected over 890,000 and killed more than 35,000 people global as the epicentre of the pandemic has turned from China to Europe. French Open Tennis (Roland-Garros )depends heavily on cooperation and interaction between several stakeholders whose concerns don’t always suit but who usually find ways to roll out their variations. The action of the FFT is an exciting departure from that modus operandi. Multiple origins including the ATP and various Grand Slam officials reinforced that the FFT acted unilaterally. Members of the ATP Player Council did not respond calls demanding further comment, but some were active on social media.