PARIS: French Open director Guy Forget said he was working hand in hand with tennis authorities to make sure the dates of the clay court Grand Slam tournament and those of the US Open do not clash, adding that Flushing Meadows would make an announcement next month.
The French Open had originally been due to start today, but the new coronavirus crisis forced organisers to postpone the start to September 20, one week after the scheduled final of the US Open, leading to criticism within the tennis world.
Earlier this month, the French tennis federation said it was in talks with the ATP, WTA and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) over a revised calendar for the season.
“The official announcement has not been made yet. It (the French Open) will probably be between the end of September and the beginning of October.
“We’ve been working closely with the ATP, the WTA and the ITF to make a global announcement on what the circuit will be like until the end of the year,” Forget told French radio Europe 1 yesterday.