Roland Garros, forceful: “The closed door is not an option”

The tennis calendar is already defined for the rest of 2020. While on the WTA circuit it is already known all the weeks of competition that will be from here until the end of the season, on the ATP circuit it is defined for the moment until Roland Garros (September 27 to October 11), without knowing exactly the tournaments that will be played after the last Grand Slam of this complex year. Of course, the organization is clear that public can enter the tracks at that time: “Is the hypothesis of playing the tournament behind closed doors discarded? Absolutely. The closed door is not an option, ”said Giudicelli, president of the French Tennis Federation.

Regarding the capacity of the capacity, Giudicelli assured that “it will be a number, a percentage to be agreed with the government. This type of option requires real cooperation with public authorities. It is still premature to even be able to give an estimate today. ” The tournament, which is always held in spring, may have the disadvantage of lack of light, at dusk before, and the possible classic inclement weather of autumn. In the entire complex, there is only one covered track, the Philippe Chatrier, the main one. It was recently renovated.

With the start of the sessions scheduled around 11:00 in the morning, the solution they have taken for visibility is to considerably increase the illumination on the slopes and thus be able to lengthen the encounters somewhat more. Of course, the organization announced that there may continue to be changes and modifications as the weeks go by.