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Mixed doubles back at French Open

/ 06:19 PM April 13, 2021

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Taiwan’s Latisha Chan (FRONT) waits as Croatia’s Ivan Dodig serves towards Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Croatia’s Mate Pavic in their mixed doubles final match on day twelve of The Roland Garros 2018 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 7, 2018. (Photo by CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)

The mixed doubles event will be back at the French Open after it was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, though it will return with a slimmed down draw, organizers said on Tuesday.

“The mixed doubles event, which was … canceled last year due to the health crisis, is back this year at Roland Garros,” the French tennis federation (FFT) said.

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“This competition will benefit from an adapted format with a 16-pair draw.”

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The mixed doubles usually feature 32 pairs.

The French Open, which has been pushed back by a week from its scheduled start, will be held from May 30-June 13.

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