French Open 2020 suffers another blow
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The ongoing global pandemic has for sure been a killjoy in the ATP calendar. Finally, French Open 2020 stands first big tournament to host a live audience since the sport resumed after the COVID-19 hiatus.
However, the crowd was to be limited to 50% of the stadium’s capacity. However, an update now seems to dim the ardour. As per a Twitter user, the Tournament organizers haven’t yet received a confirmation on hosting 5000 fans a day.
The live audience ardour stands vague
With the coronavirus threat still growing big, everything has gotten quite knotty. A few days back, two players tested positive for the virus, prompting a major setback for the year’s last major.
“The Minister of Health Olivier Veran indicates that it will be necessary to wait 48 hours and a consultation with the Prefect of Paris and the elected officials to know if the gauge of 5000 spectators per day at #RolandGarros will or not be maintained.” (Quotes translated from French)
“What I understood is that we are in a red zone in Paris (therefore gatherings limited to 1,000 people) but that we had to wait for the result of this consultation to have a definitive answer,” wrote the Twitter user named Clovis.
The allowance of an enormous crowd of 5000 people in the stands is still sceptical.
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The French Open 2020 favourite
Coming to the 2020 French Open competition, King of Clay, Rafael Nadal stands as the absolute favourite with a record of 12 Roland Garros crowns. However, this year isn’t a straight win like previous for the Spaniard. Having been out for US Open and extending his hiatus in the wake of health concerns, Rafa had been facing a lack of match experience, which to his topple at the Italian Open last week.
On the other hand, World No. 1, Novak Djokovic with all his grit, stands unbeaten through 2020. Despite a number of fiascos, of which the US Open default had been the most terrifying, the Serbian legend presented a fabulous upturn by aceing his 36th ATP Masters 1000 title on Monday in Rome.
Further, 27-year-old Dominic Thiem, who aced his first majors crown at the Flushing Meadows, recently, has been dashing with great zeal and confidence. In addition, his excellence on clay is clearly reflected given the fact that he had reached the 2018 and 2019 French Open finals.
Also Read: “The change of match balls will be a bigger difference than weather at RG 2020,” says Dominic Thiem
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