French Open action threatened by rain on Tuesday


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 06 Jun 2017

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 3, 2017 A fan with a umbrella during a rain delay Reuters / Christian Hartmann

PARIS (Reuters) - Rain and storms could disrupt quarter-final action at the French Open on Tuesday when local favourite Kristina Mladenovic takes on Swiss Timea Bacsinszky and men's champion Novak Djokovic is due to face rising Austrian talent Dominic Thiem.

Possible storms are forecast from 1400 local time (1200 GMT) when play is due to start, and rain showers from 1700 (1500 GMT) on a windy day in Paris.

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