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French Open postponed because of coronavirus, will be played Sept. 20 to Oct. 4
ESPN ^ | March 17, 2020 | Associated Press

Posted on 03/17/2020 11:43:28 AM PDT by EdnaMode

The French Open was postponed for about four months because of the coronavirus pandemic, juggling the tennis calendar by shifting from May to September.

The French Tennis Federation said Tuesday it will hold its 15-day clay-court event at Roland Garros in Paris from Sept. 20 to Oct. 4, instead of May 24 to June 7, "to ensure the health and safety of everyone involved in organizing the tournament."

Federation president Bernard Giudicelli described it as "a difficult yet brave decision in this unprecedented situation."

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KEYWORDS: atp; coronavirus; frenchopen; nadal; paris; rafaelnadal; rolandgarros; tennis; wta
Huge news given that Rafael Nadal is attempting to tie Roger Federer's Grand Slam record. Nadal is nearly unbeatable at the French Open, but he also tends to play poorly in the fall.
1 posted on 03/17/2020 11:43:28 AM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

That will make it a month from the US Open, assuming it will still be in August.


2 posted on 03/17/2020 1:22:45 PM PDT by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: aynrandfreak

Very interesting that all of these closures have an expiration date.


3 posted on 03/17/2020 1:45:54 PM PDT by knarf
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To: EdnaMode

Euro soccer tournament moved to 2021.


4 posted on 03/17/2020 1:48:21 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: EdnaMode

That is unless China releases yet another virus in the meantime to kill people off.


5 posted on 03/17/2020 2:28:07 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: EdnaMode

Tough to be Dominic Thiem right now. He was on a roll from Australian Open, heading into Indian Wells, which he won last year, and then the clay court season, which he dominates along with Nadal, and now all cancelled or postponed.

Athletes have very narrow windows. I feel especially bad for the Olympians who will miss this lifetime opportunity if that event is canceled.


6 posted on 03/17/2020 3:56:24 PM PDT by nicollo (I said no!)
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