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There are 47 days left : Roland Garos Confronts Corona virus ……


As of today, there are 47 days left to kick off the 'Roland Garos' international tennis tournament.

As discussed in the article of July 03 (See) regarding the organizational challenges of the French tennis tournament.

Indeed, the organizers have set the dates of September 27 to October 11, 2020 as the game schedule and to avoid closed doors, the tournament management have launched the guidelines for buying tickets and a health guide to be able to enter French territory and join the stadiums.


Game Dates:

The dates are set between September 27 and October 11, 2020, which are far from the usual competition dates which are between May 24 and June 7, a date selected by the organizers to avoid double programming with US Open which will take place between 31 August and September 13.

At first, players in the tennis world did not appreciate the unilateral decision of the French tennis federation without consulting them.

Vacek Pospisil, member of the players' council, had explained in an interview with the newspaper L'Equipe: "It is an arrogant, irresponsible and selfish decision. The world is in a catastrophic state, everyone is impacted very wrong way and, in my opinion, in such a time, it would be more important that there is more communication ".

Ticketing :

Tickets are available on the official website of the FFT (French Tennis Federation) and those interested can buy their tickets online.

The peculiarity this year, that the FFT clarified that in order to respect the instructions and the directives of the government concerning the measures of physical distancing, the organizers decided to limit the capacity of reception of the stages between 50% to 60% to maximum and therefore spectators are encouraged to bring their tickets before entering the stadiums as there will be no point of sale in the stadium gates and for this reason online sales are the only source to buy tickets.

Another point, the tickets will be sold without any placement, that is to say, the ticket will not contain the number of your seat and these numbers will be communicated by the possible tools to buyers from mid-September, the placement in the stands will be subject to a precise protocol: each group of buyers will be separated by one seat. On the additional courts, one seat in two will be physically condemned, the placement being free on the available seats.


Sanitary Reserves:

 

The stadiums will be disinfected and the distribution of hydro-alcoholic gel is planned. Wearing masks is recommended before entering the stadiums

 

Tournament program:

As indicated in the official guide…. , and the first remark, the matches will not be played in nights because the stadiums do not contain the necessary lighting systems and therefore the spectators are forced to absorb the summer heat in the stands and they must take the necessary measures to avoid sunburn. In the US Open, however, matches can be discussed after sunset under the spotlight.

Unfortunately, the official website as of this day, has not published the dates and circuit of meetings.

 

TV Broadcast

Good news, as in previous years, the matches will be live via France Télévisions and Eurosport. Note that both channels have a streaming service (free on France TV, paying on Eurosport) for people who want to follow the matches from their computers, smartphones and tablets.

For USA and Canada, there is NBC sports, Tennis channel, RDS, TSN.


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