Worrying forecast for French Open: Simona Halep’s coach is concerned

The weather forecast for the first week of this belated edition of Roland Garros is not making the situation any easier for the tournament’s officials, which have a lot of organizing to take care of, especially with the coronavirus being a constant threat for players and all people involved in the organization of the event. More precisely, we will most likely witness a rainy first week in Paris, where clear sunny skies will be a rarity. Maybe this is one of the consequences of holding the tournament in full autumn.

Simona Halep’s coach, Darren Cahill, is concerned about the bad weather forecast and even tweeted regarding this aspect: “9-day forecast for Roland Garros starting tomorrow”.

9 day forecast for Roland Garros starting tomorrow 😳 pic.twitter.com/iBjBnBbpqV

— Darren Cahill (@darren_cahill) September 26, 2020

However, considering that Simona Halep is the first seed, her matches should be played on the Center Court, which now has a retractable roof.

A cold French Open

The worrying weather forecast is one of the last things the Grand Slam’s organizers need to worry about as the pandemic recently forced the officials to limit the number of allowed spectators to 1000 per match.

“From the very outset of the public health crisis that our country is experiencing, the French Tennis Federation has consistently worked closely with government departments, to determine how to organize the tournament in the current situation. It deeply regrets these new restrictions,” the tournament stated.

“On Sunday 27 September, the world’s greatest players will compete in the main draw, in a transformed stadium, in a tournament broadcast in 222 countries around the world. The new rules mean that we will be required to adapt our ticketing situation, by organizing a draw for each day of the tournament among the current ticket-holders. These draws will be supervised by a legal custodian.”

However, if any fans will not be fortunate enough to participate, they will be fully reimbursed, per the tournament. “The spectators concerned (with the draw) will be contacted by email this afternoon. Those who are not fortunate enough to have been drawn will have their tickets deactivated and will be fully reimbursed. They will have priority access to tickets before they go on sale to the general public for Roland-Garros 2021. The FFT’s customer service is committed to ensuring that these changes happen as smoothly as possible,” the tournament stated on 25th September.

from Tennis World USA https://ift.tt/2RZOgiq