European sport, in such an uncertain period, has received good news: Roland Garros will indeed take place. The French Federation itself has announced that the tournament will be held from May 17 to June 6, after being forced last year to postpone it until the fall.
The new management team of the French Tennis Federation intends to confirm the organization of Roland Garros for the next edition by trying to “maximize” the number of people who will be able to attend the matches.
This was announced by the new general manager of the organization, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra. This is what he said: “Our desire is to be able to organize the tournament on the dates scheduled and with the largest number of spectators, subject to what we will be authorized to do by the authorities, taking into account the decisions of the government and with the extremely ambitious and rigorous application of a very well studied health protocol “Last year, with the coronavirus crisis in its first wave, the Federation had decided to postpone the tournament to the fall and to limit the audience to 1000 spectators per day on the total of the courts.
Thus, after the conclusion of the first seasonal slam tournament, the Australian Open, which was played with the possibility of bringing in the public with a limit of 50% of seats, it will now be the turn of the Parisian tournament of manage a situation that remains delicate.
By taking all the precautions required by the government, it will be possible to bring back fans from all over Europe to attend a Major in person. Recently, tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou highlighted Rafael Nadal’s dominance at Roland Garros.
Mouratoglou on Rafael Nadal
Frenchman Patrick Mouratoglou said: “Just a confirmation in the statistics of what I answer each year when asked about who will be the potential winner of Roland Garros: the only suspense when RG starts is who Rafael Nadal will beat in final”
A survey was conducted to show the winning percentage Federer had at Wimbledon, Djokovic at the Australian Open and Rafa at Roland Garros. The 39-year-old Swiss superstar has won 89% of his matches, the Serbian machine has won 91% of his matches, while the Spanish flag bearer has won 98% of his matches.
While Spain’s superstar Rafael Nadal defends the men’s title this year, Poland’s Iga Swiatek, 19, will enter the women’s draw as the defending champion. Nadal clinched a record 13th French Open title last year, bringing his total Grand Slam titles to 20, as did his rival Roger Federer.
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