No centre court for Nadal at rain-hit start of French defence


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 26 May 2014

PARIS (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal, looking to extend his French Open record to nine titles, starts his Roland Garros campaign with what is likely to be his only appearance on court Suzanne Lenglen as the start of play was delayed by one hour because of rain on Monday.

Courts were covered as persistent light rain fell, which prompted organisers to announce that play would start at 1000 GMT (6 AM ET) instead of 0900. Forecasters say rain will be a constant problem during the day.

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