Tennis fans from Japan wait for the start of the first round match of Japan’s Kei Nishikori in the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Monday, May 26, 2014. Rain caused delay in the match schedule Monday. AP
PARIS — Rain delayed the start of the second day of action at the French Open on Monday.
Play was due to get under way at 0900GMT (1100 local time) but organizers pushed back the start to 1000GMT (1200 local) at the earliest.
Defending champion Rafael Nadal was due to start his bid for a ninth title against US veteran Robby Ginepri on the Suzanne Lenglen court.
On Philippe Chatrier court, 2012 women’s champion Maria Sharapova was facing Ksenia Pervak of Kazakhstan with men’s second seed Novak Djokovic tackling Portugal’s Joao Sousa.
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