French Open 2020 to be held from 20th September to 4th October
The second Grand Slam of the year- The French Open for this year has been postponed until September due to the worldwide coronavirus outbreak. The organizers gave this information on Twitter on Tuesday. The French Open was scheduled to be held from May 18 to June 7, but now it will be held from September 20 to October 4.
Ronald Garros told his official Twitter handle, “It was not possible to organize the tournament from May 18. We had no option but to postpone the tournament until September.”
⚠️The Roland-Garros tournament will be played from 20th September to 4th October 2020.#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/eZhnSfAiQA
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) March 17, 2020
Ronald Garros wrote on its website, “The current confinement measures have made it impossible for us to continue with the dates originally planned. We will not be able to organize the tournament on time, we have to take care of the health of our employees. We had only this option left now. “
President of the French Tennis Federation Bernard Giudicelli said in his statement, “We have taken a difficult but brave decision. The situation has become very serious in the last one week. We want to work with responsibility and we want to take care of everyone’s health.” Together we can fight the corona virus. “
