Paris (AFP)
Roland-Garros, postponed from spring to autumn due to the coronavirus pandemic, source of "uncertainty for all events bringing together audiences all over the world", will "reimburse all tickets already purchased", announces the Federation French tennis (FFT) Thursday.
"The current health situation linked to Covid-19 and the scale that this pandemic has taken are causing uncertainty for all the events bringing together the public all over the world", underlines the FFT, which organizes the tournament, in a message sent to everyone who bought tickets for the 2020 edition before the announcement of its postponement.
"We have chosen to postpone Roland-Garros at the end of September, and in responsibility, we are currently working in collaboration with the French authorities to jointly define the appropriate measures, which will guarantee the health and safety of all populations present, "she explains.
"Pending having drawn all the outlines, the French Tennis Federation has decided to cancel and reimburse all tickets already purchased", she adds, without giving details on the "new ticketing terms".
Initially planned from May 24 to June 7, the Parisian Grand Slam is postponed to this stage in late September-early October, probably from September 27 to October 11.
But world tennis has been stopped since early March and until at least mid-July, after the historic cancellation of Wimbledon.
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