Wilander hits out at French Open after 'premature finish'


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 30 May 2017

Mats Wilander of Sweden (L) and Andy Murray of Britain joke during an exhibition match held a day before the start of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris May 26, 2012. REUTERS/Nir Elias

PARIS (Reuters) - Three-times French Open champion Mats Wilander hit out at Roland Garros officials after the day's highlight match on Monday between Alexander Zverev and Fernando Verdasco was halted early in the evening, leaving fans wolf-whistling and disappointed.

The match was finely balanced at one set all when German Zverev and his more experienced opponent appeared to question the conditions in Paris, where drizzle had earlier fallen and the light was starting to fade.

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