Initially scheduled for spring 2020, Roland-Garros has been postponed to the end of September.
This Sunday, the Grand Slam tournament begins in Paris, but with a gauge of 1,000 spectators per day.
Guest of the morning of Europe 1 to discuss the consequences of this unprecedented situation, the boss of the FFT Bernard Giudicelli ensures that the financial impact on the French Tennis Federation "has been anticipated"
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"I think optimism is our second nature," said Bernard Giudicelli.
At the moment, the president of the French Tennis Federation, like all lovers of Grand Slam tournaments, is trying to see the bright side of things: Roland-Garros will take place.
The legendary tournament which is played every year at Porte d'Auteuil has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and begins this Sunday.
Also due to the virus, the number of spectators is limited in the stands.
Significant cash inflows will therefore be lacking in the FFT's coffers.
"The financial impact on the FFT was anticipated", reassures Bernard Giudicelli this Sunday on Europe 1. "We met in June a General Assembly (of the FFT,
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) to request a loan and this loan will allow us to pass this difficult course. "
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