French Open officials would not hesitate to move the Grand Slam again next year if the health situation demands it, tournament director Guy Forget has said, although they would make more of an effort to consult with the other stakeholders this time. The French Tennis Federation (FFT) drew heavy criticism in mid-March when it unilaterally moved the French Open to end September from its scheduled May start amid the Covid-19 crisis, placing it in the middle of the hardcourt season. “So let’s say if tomorrow, which would be next year, we are facing the same issues, we would probably try to do the same exercise probably,” Forget told reporters on Sunday. Forget said organisers needed to move fast with their decision to reschedule the event and were apprehensive about the reaction from. The positive thing is now those same people, and especially players, told us that it was the right thing to do.

Source: The Star November 02, 2020 21:00 UTC