French tennis chief Gilles Moretton told AFP on Wednesday that he “dare not imagine” Roland Garros being canceled as France continues to struggle to contain COVID-19.
“At the moment, we are on track, the tournament is on the scheduled date (May 23-June 6),” said Moretton.
“But if we are told a general confinement for two months, we will necessarily have to take measures — the worst being the outright cancellation, but I dare not imagine that.”
Daily cases of COVID-19 in France have doubled to around 40,000 and hospitals in infection hotspots like Paris are overflowing.
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