A decision is unlikely to be taken imminently, but further disruption to the tennis schedule is expected with high-profile tournaments in Miami, Monte Carlo, Rome and Madrid under threat. There are no plans currently to cancel the second Grand Slam event of the season, with the French Open due to begin in Paris on May 24. ‘We are on a 13-hectare site which allows the flow of spectators to be organised very differently from football stadiums,’ French Tennis Federation Jean-Francois Vilotte said recently. ‘Even with the roof closed, Court Philippe Chatrier is an outdoor court. ‘It is covered, but there are spaces between the stands and the roof which make it not a confined enclosure.’MORE: Rankings shifts and cancellations: the effect coronavirus could have on tennisMORE: Rafael Nadal reacts as Indian Wells tennis tournament is cancelled over coronavirus fears

Source: Metro March 12, 2020 10:30 UTC