Tournament restricted to 1,000 fans attending per day Initial hopes had been for up to 20,000 to be admitted The organisers of Roland Garros say that they are in a "phase of regret" after confirming the tournament has been forced to cut its capacity to 1,000 spectators per day as coronavirus cases continue to reach record highs in France. Bernard Giudicelli, president of the Fédération Française de Tennis, had previously vowed to "at least show the world we are fighting against this coronavir...
French Open organisers begrudgingly 'regret' fan limit at Roland Garros
The Guardian - 25 Sep 2020 17:54
Tournament restricted to 1,000 fans attending per day Initial hopes had been for up to 20,000 to be admitted The organisers of Roland Garros say that they are in a "phase of regret" after confirming the tournament has been forced to cut its capacity to 1,000 spectators per day as coronavirus cases continue to reach record highs in France. Bernard Giudicelli, president of the Fédération Française de Tennis, had previously vowed to "at least show the world we are fighting against this coronavir...
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