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French Open could be postponed because of increasing coronavirus cases

French Open could be postponed because of increasing coronavirus cases

Polish teenager Iga Swiatek won the French Open in 2020 The French Open could be postponed because of a surge in coronavirus cases in France, the country’s sports minister Roxana Maracineanu says. France entered a third nationwide lockdown on Saturday, which president Emmanuel Macron said he expected to end in mid-May. The Grand Slam is due to take place at Roland Garros from 23 May to 6 June, with qualifying the week before. In 2020, it was postponed to the autumn because of the coronavirus pandemic. “We are in discussion with [the French Tennis Federation] to see if we should...

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