French Open 2020 Postponed – Players in Jeopardy

Within the on-going coronavirus pandemic the claycourt major, French Open 2020 has become the first grand slam to be rescheduled. The Parisian major was supposed to be held from May 24 to June 7, 2020, but with the increasing death toll all over Europe, it will now take place from September 20 to October 4, 2020.

Roland Garros has taken into account the public health crisis connected with COVID-19. To ensure the safety of everyone involved in making the major successful, the authorities came up with the postponement of the French Open 2020. 

“We have made a difficult yet brave decision in this UNPRECEDENTED situation, which has evolved greatly since last weekend. We are acting responsibly. And must work together in the fight to ensure everybody’s health and safety,” explained Bernard Giudicelli, President of the French Tennis Federation.

The French Open will be the last Grand Slam of the year 2020. On September 13, 2020, the US Open in New York will conclude. Within seven days’ time, the tennis professionals will be making their transition from the fast hard-court of Flushing Meadows to slow clay-courts of Roland Garros.

And before that, all the players will be swinging their racquets at Tokyo Olympics 2020. In a nutshell, once the world is liberated from the coronavirus pandemic and the tennis tour resumes, the players will be having a tough time by flying from one corner of the world to another.

“We have no intention of canceling the event” – French Open 2020

A few days ago, the French major announced they had no intentions to cancel the event. “There are still a few months to go before the event. For the time being, we have no intention of canceling the event. The French Tennis Federation will, as is its responsibility, follow the government’s lead when making any such decisions,” French Open organizers stated.

Sticking to their words, the French major is still in the air this year.