NEW YORK: The prospect of playing the French Open in a month's time with thousands of fans in attendance is a worry for Milos Raonic amid a recent surge in COVID-19 infections in France.
"The only thing that is of some concern to me is that it's going to be 20,000 fans," Raonic told reporters when asked about the French Open, which starts Sept. 27."Unless they plan on completely shifting around the organisation of the venue, it's hard to get to your practices,The French tennis federation said in July it planned to allow up to 60per cent of the usual number of fans. A record 520,000 spectators attended last year's event, according to organisers.
"That to me is the biggest concern, especially seeing with the spikes that are going on throughout France right now," said Raonic.
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