The re-scheduled French Open will begin a week later on Sept. 27 following a qualifying draw, organisers confirmed on Wednesday after the ATP and WTA Tours announced their revised calendars.
The year's second Grand Slam should have started at the end of May but was moved originally by the French Tennis Federation to a Sept. 20-Oct. 4 slot after the coronavirus pandemic forced a suspension of tennis.An FFT statement said it had consulted with the ATP, WTA and International Tennis Federation to allow the Roland-Garros showpiece the benefit of an extra week.
"We are delighted that consultation with the various international tennis authorities has enabled the 2020 edition of the Roland-Garros tournament to be extended to three weeks," FFT President Bernard Giudicelli said.
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