{"id":1311040,"date":"2019-06-05T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/paris-in-the-springtime-french-open-rainout-sinks-schedule\/"},"modified":"2019-06-05T11:40:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T17:40:00","slug":"paris-in-the-springtime-french-open-rainout-sinks-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/paris-in-the-springtime-french-open-rainout-sinks-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris in the springtime? French Open rainout sinks schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A spectator with an umbrella walks away after all matches of the French Open tennis tournament were cancelled due to rain at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Wednesday, June 5, 2019. (AP Photo\/Christophe Ena)<\/strong>
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PARIS \u2014 The second full-day washout at the French Open since 2000 made a mess of the schedule Wednesday and raised the possibility that the Grand Slam tournament will not finish on time.<\/p>\n

Tournament director Guy Forget said there is a chance that the women\u2019s singles final could be delayed from Saturday to Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not what we hope,\u201d Forget said, \u201cbut if we have no other choice, then that\u2019s what we will do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roland Garros is the only Grand Slam site without a covered court; a retractable roof is expected to be added to the main stadium before next year\u2019s tournament at the facility in western Paris.<\/p>\n

As things stand now, with the last two women\u2019s quarterfinals \u2014 defending champion Simona Halep of Romania vs. 17-year-old Amanda Anisimova of the U.S., and No. 8 Ash Barty of Australia vs. No. 14 Madison Keys of the U.S. \u2014 moved from Wednesday to Thursday, whoever emerges from that half of the draw could end up playing on three consecutive days.<\/p>\n

The semifinals that were supposed to be Thursday are now scheduled for Friday. But, as Forget noted, while Thursday\u2019s forecast looks OK, Friday\u2019s calls for more showers.<\/p>\n

\u201cFriday,\u201d he said, \u201cis kind of complicated.\u201d<\/p>\n

That would mean the women\u2019s semifinals could end up on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Also moved from Wednesday to Thursday were the last two men\u2019s quarterfinals: No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia, who is attempting to win a fourth consecutive Grand Slam title, against No. 5 Alexander Zverev of Germany, and No. 4 Dominic Thiem of Austria vs. No. 10 Karen Khachanov of Russia.<\/p>\n

Instead of beginning at 2 p.m. local time (1200 GMT, 8 a.m. EDT) on Thursday, play will start at noon (1000 GMT, 6 a.m. EDT).<\/p>\n

One semifinal in each singles draw already was set Tuesday, so those players can sit back, relax and prepare. On the men\u2019s side, Rafael Nadal faces Roger Federer, meeting Friday for sixth time at Roland Garros and 39th time overall. They own a combined 37 Grand Slam titles.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe one,\u201d Forget called it, \u201cthat a lot of people are waiting for, of course.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the women\u2019s side, it\u2019s No. 26 Johanna Konta of Britain against unseeded 19-year-old Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic. Neither has reached a major final.<\/p>\n

Play was wiped out by rain at the French Open for a full day in 2016. Before that, it hadn\u2019t happened since 2000.<\/p>\n

In 2012, the men\u2019s final between Nadal and Djokovic began on Sunday but was suspended in the fourth set and resumed Monday. That was the first time since 1973 that the clay-court major tournament lasted past its originally scheduled final Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we have uncertain weather, of course, it\u2019s very hard to predict scheduling,\u201d Forget said. \u201cBut we have to always study the worse-case scenario, knowing that ideally we want to try to finish on Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n

via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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