During the Roland Garros tournament, October 9, 2020. – NEW CHINA / SIPA
Will Roland-Garros take place in the autumn frost for the second year in a row? Faced with the resurgence of the coronavirus epidemic and a containment planned at least until the beginning of May, it is a possibility that Roxana Maracineanu does not rule out, at the microphone of France Info, this Saturday:
“We are in discussions with the French Tennis Federation (FFT) to see if the date should be changed so that it coincides with a possible resumption of all sports practice and major events,” said Roxana Maracineanu. Today, although top-level sport is preserved, we are trying to limit the chances of clustering, of spreading the virus within professional sports. “.
“All the options with us are ready”
In 2020, the FFT, chaired by Bernard Giudicelli, had preceded the public authorities (and the other Grand Slams) by postponing the tournament to the end of September, with some success, even if the tonnage finally retained had been very limited (5,000 people) . The tournament was to take place this year from May 17 to June 6?
“We are studying lots of options for Roland-Garros 2021, explains his successor Gilles Moretton today. There is the total range… or almost total because I dare not imagine a 100% gauge. But the gauge can go from behind closed doors to a gauge that will not be 100%. All options with us are ready. We meet all the players regularly and we wait to see how things will turn out ”.