French Open now eyeing September 27 start—report | Inquirer Sports

French Open now eyeing September 27 start—report

/ 12:31 PM April 25, 2020

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(FILES) In this file photograph taken on May 26, 2019, a young man walks past the logo of Roland Garros displayed on a wall, on day one of The Roland Garros 2019 French Open tennis tournament in Paris. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)

The organizers of the French Open, who were criticized for unilaterally moving the tournament to a September start without consulting other tennis federations, could delay the event by another week, a report said Friday.

The claycourt Grand Slam could now start on September 27 instead of September 20, preceded by a week of qualification matches, Le Parisien newspaper said.

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The French Tennis Federation (FFT) declined to confirm the report, but said in a statement: “The FFT is in contact with the international bodies, the ATP, WTA and ITF, and is waiting for the calendar to be confirmed by them.”

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The FFT caused surprise in the tennis world by announcing in mid-March, just as France was going into lockdown because of the pandemic outbreak, that it was moving from its original May 24-June 7 slot to the September date.

If the tournament is delayed until September 27, it would give a two-week pause after the US Open, which is currently scheduled to finish on September 13.

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Wimbledon, which was to have been played from June 29 to July 12, has been canceled.

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