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[Ratash]

It is possible to still run the French Open, If the organisers take the Australian Open
and how they handled their competition as an example it would be possible.

At the AO players had to quarantine 2 weeks in advance in Australia and had very
strict practice rules, limited or no spectators and the competition was able to function.

Yes you are right they should run the french open since they are organising other sports competitions plus the covid is under control at the very least they should strickens the rules and they can do it without spectators same as in other sports so we can enjoy the games on the tv.

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[vella85]

It is possible to still run the French Open, If the organisers take the Australian Open
and how they handled their competition as an example it would be possible.

At the AO players had to quarantine 2 weeks in advance in Australia and had very
strict practice rules, limited or no spectators and the competition was able to function.

Yes you are right they should run the french open since they are organising other sports competitions plus the covid is under control at the very least they should strickens the rules and they can do it without spectators same as in other sports so we can enjoy the games on the tv.

I agree, they should go ahead with the French Open as planned and follow the strict rules that the AO went by. I know players won't like the strict rules but its better that the rules are in place then to have a massive outbreak end the tournament all together. Either this or they could postponed the tournament like they did last year but with the Olympics and Wimbledon, it might be hard to find the right time so I think the French Open will need to go ahead but just have strict rules in place like the AO.

[Kemarit]

It is possible to still run the French Open, If the organisers take the Australian Open
and how they handled their competition as an example it would be possible.

At the AO players had to quarantine 2 weeks in advance in Australia and had very
strict practice rules, limited or no spectators and the competition was able to function.

Yes you are right they should run the french open since they are organising other sports competitions plus the covid is under control at the very least they should strickens the rules and they can do it without spectators same as in other sports so we can enjoy the games on the tv.

I agree, they should go ahead with the French Open as planned and follow the strict rules that the AO went by. I know players won't like the strict rules but its better that the rules are in place then to have a massive outbreak end the tournament all together. Either this or they could postponed the tournament like they did last year but with the Olympics and Wimbledon, it might be hard to find the right time so I think the French Open will need to go ahead but just have strict rules in place like the AO.

Yeah, that's the advantage of being in the second Grand Slams in this pandemic area, you can see the mistakes of the first tournament and then you can correct it like in this year's French Open. As we have discussed, we commend the people behind AO, they really did a good job, postponing the tournament to make sure everything is set up with regards to safety protocol.

I'm sure players will also mature if the protocol will be applied again here. Of course, maybe we will hear some complains, but overall the output will be a success.

[aoluain]

Not only that but I'm sure the players would prefer to have the tournament run as scheduled
with quarantine and restrictions in order for it not to be rescheduled until after Wimbledon.

Even if the French Open was delayed by 1 week, it would be still possible to run it before Wimbledon.

[Daniel91]

It is possible to still run the French Open, If the organisers take the Australian Open
and how they handled their competition as an example it would be possible.

At the AO players had to quarantine 2 weeks in advance in Australia and had very
strict practice rules, limited or no spectators and the competition was able to function.

Yes you are right they should run the french open since they are organising other sports competitions plus the covid is under control at the very least they should strickens the rules and they can do it without spectators same as in other sports so we can enjoy the games on the tv.

I agree, they should go ahead with the French Open as planned and follow the strict rules that the AO went by. I know players won't like the strict rules but its better that the rules are in place then to have a massive outbreak end the tournament all together. Either this or they could postponed the tournament like they did last year but with the Olympics and Wimbledon, it might be hard to find the right time so I think the French Open will need to go ahead but just have strict rules in place like the AO.

Regardless of all the measures and controls, the AO also had problems with infected tennis players and staff.
Also, it is much easier to make isolation in Australia, a country with closed borders, than in France, an EU member.
The situation with Covid in France is still difficult and complicated and the French government certainly takes more care of public health and the safety of citizens than the holding of sport events, and this is understandable.
I believe the French Sports Minister has not announced a possible postponement of the French Open for no reason.

[Jating]

Not only that but I'm sure the players would prefer to have the tournament run as scheduled
with quarantine and restrictions in order for it not to be rescheduled until after Wimbledon.

Of course, players would love the French Open to be on scheduled so that they will have rest in between.

Even if the French Open was delayed by 1 week, it would be still possible to run it before Wimbledon.

A week or two won't hurt, they've learn their lessons on AO, but this time though it will be different as the cases of covid-19 infection are rising not only in France but in other EU countries as well. This could be taken with extra precautions, more than the AO organisers did.

[Koal-84]

It would be interesting what is currently going on with Dominic Thiem, he has also canceled Monte Carlo and does not feel really fit. The 4th placed in the ranking list has a mixed year so far and is not really getting going forward.

https://www.tennisworldde.com/tennis/news/Dominic_Thiem/11003/der-wahre-grund-warum-dominic-thiem-monte-carlo-uberspringen-wird/

There is already speculation whether the French open will be postponed?

[btc_angela]

It would be interesting what is currently going on with Dominic Thiem, he has also canceled Monte Carlo and does not feel really fit. The 4th placed in the ranking list has a mixed year so far and is not really getting going forward.

I think he has a foot injury that keeps bothering him and maybe that's the reason why he cancelled entering the Monte Carlo tournament. He also mentioned that it is nothing serious, so I speculated that he just needed some rest to heal the injury.

Just hoping that the French Open will continue as plan, calendar days this year for tennis tournaments have been delayed already.

[vella85]

It is possible to still run the French Open, If the organisers take the Australian Open
and how they handled their competition as an example it would be possible.

At the AO players had to quarantine 2 weeks in advance in Australia and had very
strict practice rules, limited or no spectators and the competition was able to function.

Yes you are right they should run the french open since they are organising other sports competitions plus the covid is under control at the very least they should strickens the rules and they can do it without spectators same as in other sports so we can enjoy the games on the tv.

I agree, they should go ahead with the French Open as planned and follow the strict rules that the AO went by. I know players won't like the strict rules but its better that the rules are in place then to have a massive outbreak end the tournament all together. Either this or they could postponed the tournament like they did last year but with the Olympics and Wimbledon, it might be hard to find the right time so I think the French Open will need to go ahead but just have strict rules in place like the AO.

Regardless of all the measures and controls, the AO also had problems with infected tennis players and staff.
Also, it is much easier to make isolation in Australia, a country with closed borders, than in France, an EU member.
The situation with Covid in France is still difficult and complicated and the French government certainly takes more care of public health and the safety of citizens than the holding of sport events, and this is understandable.
I believe the French Sports Minister has not announced a possible postponement of the French Open for no reason.

Yes I agree, it was a lot easier in Australia as its an Island country and didn't have to worry about borders from other countries. Also the virus in Australia was not as bad as it is in Europe as the case numbers were basically 0 where as the case numbers in France and Europe are still very high so I can understand why we could see the French Open postponed or delayed. The problem then becomes, the players will be playing many big tournaments in a row with not much time to rest up as we also have the Olympics coming also so we could see some players skip one to concentrate on the other.

[Kemarit]

It is possible to still run the French Open, If the organisers take the Australian Open
and how they handled their competition as an example it would be possible.

At the AO players had to quarantine 2 weeks in advance in Australia and had very
strict practice rules, limited or no spectators and the competition was able to function.

Yes you are right they should run the french open since they are organising other sports competitions plus the covid is under control at the very least they should strickens the rules and they can do it without spectators same as in other sports so we can enjoy the games on the tv.

I agree, they should go ahead with the French Open as planned and follow the strict rules that the AO went by. I know players won't like the strict rules but its better that the rules are in place then to have a massive outbreak end the tournament all together. Either this or they could postponed the tournament like they did last year but with the Olympics and Wimbledon, it might be hard to find the right time so I think the French Open will need to go ahead but just have strict rules in place like the AO.

Regardless of all the measures and controls, the AO also had problems with infected tennis players and staff.
Also, it is much easier to make isolation in Australia, a country with closed borders, than in France, an EU member.
The situation with Covid in France is still difficult and complicated and the French government certainly takes more care of public health and the safety of citizens than the holding of sport events, and this is understandable.
I believe the French Sports Minister has not announced a possible postponement of the French Open for no reason.

Yes I agree, it was a lot easier in Australia as its an Island country and didn't have to worry about borders from other countries. Also the virus in Australia was not as bad as it is in Europe as the case numbers were basically 0 where as the case numbers in France and Europe are still very high so I can understand why we could see the French Open postponed or delayed. The problem then becomes, the players will be playing many big tournaments in a row with not much time to rest up as we also have the Olympics coming also so we could see some players skip one to concentrate on the other.

Yes, that is the biggest problem for tennis organizers right now in Europe, but at least some lessons could be learn in AO like totally putting players in isolation or quarantine, irrespective of their rankings.

French Sports Minister must make the hard decision to push the schedule or retain it but with proper health and safety protocols. Maybe they will need to hire more manpower in this case.

[Koal-84]

It would be interesting what is currently going on with Dominic Thiem, he has also canceled Monte Carlo and does not feel really fit. The 4th placed in the ranking list has a mixed year so far and is not really getting going forward.

I think he has a foot injury that keeps bothering him and maybe that's the reason why he cancelled entering the Monte Carlo tournament. He also mentioned that it is nothing serious, so I speculated that he just needed some rest to heal the injury.

Just hoping that the French Open will continue as plan, calendar days this year for tennis tournaments have been delayed already.

Dominik also cancelled after Monte Carlo also Barcelona, i hope he is 100% fit for the French Open. About French open, it's officially the French open are postponed a week later.

https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/tennis-french-open-postponed-to-may-30-amid-covid-19-crisis-3

But I'm not sure, a week is sufficient?

[Jating]

It would be interesting what is currently going on with Dominic Thiem, he has also canceled Monte Carlo and does not feel really fit. The 4th placed in the ranking list has a mixed year so far and is not really getting going forward.

I think he has a foot injury that keeps bothering him and maybe that's the reason why he cancelled entering the Monte Carlo tournament. He also mentioned that it is nothing serious, so I speculated that he just needed some rest to heal the injury.

Just hoping that the French Open will continue as plan, calendar days this year for tennis tournaments have been delayed already.

Dominik also cancelled after Monte Carlo also Barcelona, i hope he is 100% fit for the French Open. About French open, it's officially the French open are postponed a week later.

https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/tennis-french-open-postponed-to-may-30-amid-covid-19-crisis-3

But I'm not sure, a week is sufficient?

If I remember correctly, Australian Open was postponed for two weeks because the organisers really need to assure that everything is in place as far as safety protocols in concern.

But with the French Open, I personally think it will not be suffice for a postponement of 1 week unless they can the people to help them out. This could come from the government or maybe some volunteers or private individuals. Two weeks could be a safe bet (like the Australian Open), again establish everything and make certain that everyone will be safe inside and outside of tennis arena.

[Koal-84]

It would be interesting what is currently going on with Dominic Thiem, he has also canceled Monte Carlo and does not feel really fit. The 4th placed in the ranking list has a mixed year so far and is not really getting going forward.

I think he has a foot injury that keeps bothering him and maybe that's the reason why he cancelled entering the Monte Carlo tournament. He also mentioned that it is nothing serious, so I speculated that he just needed some rest to heal the injury.

Just hoping that the French Open will continue as plan, calendar days this year for tennis tournaments have been delayed already.

Dominik also cancelled after Monte Carlo also Barcelona, i hope he is 100% fit for the French Open. About French open, it's officially the French open are postponed a week later.

https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/tennis-french-open-postponed-to-may-30-amid-covid-19-crisis-3

But I'm not sure, a week is sufficient?

If I remember correctly, Australian Open was postponed for two weeks because the organisers really need to assure that everything is in place as far as safety protocols in concern.

But with the French Open, I personally think it will not be suffice for a postponement of 1 week unless they can the people to help them out. This could come from the government or maybe some volunteers or private individuals. Two weeks could be a safe bet (like the Australian Open), again establish everything and make certain that everyone will be safe inside and outside of tennis arena.

I also think that a week is not enough. If I remember correctly, France, especially Paris, was sent to another strict lockdown with no prospect of when it would be resolved again. Also with the arrival there will probably be difficulties at the moment, whether this will be solved in 3 or 4 weeks?

[Daniel91]

It's official now, French Open postponed by one week.
''The French Open has been postponed by a week in the hope that more spectators will be permitted to attend.''
Honestly, I was afraid of a longer delay so this is even very good news for players and tennis fans.
It's especially important that the organizers mention that spectators will be able to participate in the tournament.
What do you think?

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/56672564

[aoluain]

It's official now, French Open postponed by one week.
''The French Open has been postponed by a week in the hope that more spectators will be permitted to attend.''
Honestly, I was afraid of a longer delay so this is even very good news for players and tennis fans.
It's especially important that the organizers mention that spectators will be able to participate in the tournament.
What do you think?

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/56672564

Yes I just heard this on sport news on the radio. Thats great for the players that
there is a definitive start date for the French Open. Its not much of a delay and also
means that players will have time to prepare for Wimbledon.

Spectators at the tournament, TBH it sounds a bit unbelievable that straight
out of a lockdown people will be able to congregate, normally there are stages
of easing.

[vella85]

Well it was very likely that the French Open would be pushed back but just 1 week doesn't seem enough in my opinion. The AO was pushed back 2 weeks and still there were some minor issues so it doesn't look like the organizers of the French Open are going by the AO so it will be interesting to see how they handle it.

Does anyone know if sports stars have had any vaccines yet? I haven't seen or read anything about this, also the problem is that some players might not want the vaccine and then will the tennis board make it mandatory for players to take the vaccine or they won't be able to play. 

[Kemarit]

Well it was very likely that the French Open would be pushed back but just 1 week doesn't seem enough in my opinion. The AO was pushed back 2 weeks and still there were some minor issues so it doesn't look like the organizers of the French Open are going by the AO so it will be interesting to see how they handle it.

Yes, I also question the pushed back for just a week. They are going to scrambling within a week. But I'm thinking that just like AO, who initially put 1 week as well, it might be push to two weeks.

Does anyone know if sports stars have had any vaccines yet? I haven't seen or read anything about this, also the problem is that some players might not want the vaccine and then will the tennis board make it mandatory for players to take the vaccine or they won't be able to play. 

Covid: Tennis bodies urge hesitant players to get vaccine. It says it all, tennis players doesn't want to get vaccinated or at least majority of them doubtful at this point.

[Juggy777]

Well it was very likely that the French Open would be pushed back but just 1 week doesn't seem enough in my opinion. The AO was pushed back 2 weeks and still there were some minor issues so it doesn't look like the organizers of the French Open are going by the AO so it will be interesting to see how they handle it.

Yes, I also question the pushed back for just a week. They are going to scrambling within a week. But I'm thinking that just like AO, who initially put 1 week as well, it might be push to two weeks.

Does anyone know if sports stars have had any vaccines yet? I haven't seen or read anything about this, also the problem is that some players might not want the vaccine and then will the tennis board make it mandatory for players to take the vaccine or they won't be able to play.  

Covid: Tennis bodies urge hesitant players to get vaccine. It says it all, tennis players doesn't want to get vaccinated or at least majority of them doubtful at this point.

@Kemarit maybe the organisers are keen to organise it as early as possible to avoid financial loss that comes with every delay, this is just my hunch so I could be wrong too. Also like the stars even I’m yet not ready to get the jab, especially because it was made way too quick, and hence I totally back their stand on the vaccines.

[Jating]

It would be interesting what is currently going on with Dominic Thiem, he has also canceled Monte Carlo and does not feel really fit. The 4th placed in the ranking list has a mixed year so far and is not really getting going forward.

I think he has a foot injury that keeps bothering him and maybe that's the reason why he cancelled entering the Monte Carlo tournament. He also mentioned that it is nothing serious, so I speculated that he just needed some rest to heal the injury.

Just hoping that the French Open will continue as plan, calendar days this year for tennis tournaments have been delayed already.

Dominik also cancelled after Monte Carlo also Barcelona, i hope he is 100% fit for the French Open. About French open, it's officially the French open are postponed a week later.

https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/tennis-french-open-postponed-to-may-30-amid-covid-19-crisis-3

But I'm not sure, a week is sufficient?

If I remember correctly, Australian Open was postponed for two weeks because the organisers really need to assure that everything is in place as far as safety protocols in concern.

But with the French Open, I personally think it will not be suffice for a postponement of 1 week unless they can the people to help them out. This could come from the government or maybe some volunteers or private individuals. Two weeks could be a safe bet (like the Australian Open), again establish everything and make certain that everyone will be safe inside and outside of tennis arena.

I also think that a week is not enough. If I remember correctly, France, especially Paris, was sent to another strict lockdown with no prospect of when it would be resolved again. Also with the arrival there will probably be difficulties at the moment, whether this will be solved in 3 or 4 weeks?

Thanks, two weeks or even three will be enough I think for the organisers to have a good plan to have the French Open ready because of the health concerns. Specially if they will allow fans to watch the games live, there should be in total control of everything.

So let's see how it will pan out, players and fans are eagerly awaiting.

@Juggy777 - they really need to balance financial gains and the success (and failure) of the tournament to push as schedule.

[vella85]

Well it was very likely that the French Open would be pushed back but just 1 week doesn't seem enough in my opinion. The AO was pushed back 2 weeks and still there were some minor issues so it doesn't look like the organizers of the French Open are going by the AO so it will be interesting to see how they handle it.

Yes, I also question the pushed back for just a week. They are going to scrambling within a week. But I'm thinking that just like AO, who initially put 1 week as well, it might be push to two weeks.

Does anyone know if sports stars have had any vaccines yet? I haven't seen or read anything about this, also the problem is that some players might not want the vaccine and then will the tennis board make it mandatory for players to take the vaccine or they won't be able to play.  

Covid: Tennis bodies urge hesitant players to get vaccine. It says it all, tennis players doesn't want to get vaccinated or at least majority of them doubtful at this point.

@Kemarit maybe the organisers are keen to organise it as early as possible to avoid financial loss that comes with every delay, this is just my hunch so I could be wrong too. Also like the stars even I’m yet not ready to get the jab, especially because it was made way too quick, and hence I totally back their stand on the vaccines.

Not sure if its because of financial loss, I'm thinking its more to do with the tennis schedule as we have Wimbledon and the Olympics all around each other plus the Masters tournaments if all go ahead. Players need rest so I'm thinking that could be the reason why they have pushed it back one week but that is my guess.

I'm with you mate, I will not be getting the vaccine as there hasn't been enough testing. Most vaccines have years of testing where as this vaccine has had less then a year before it was rolled out and now we are seeing problems with one of the vaccines causing blood clots which is a big concern for us all. I think they were looking for a quick fix which could make things even worse.