PARIS (Reuters) - French Open organisers said it was unthinkable for them to cancel the 2020 edition of the claycourt Grand Slam after they received a barrage of criticism for rescheduling the event in the middle of the hardcourt season because of the coronavirus pandemic.
"For us it was unthinkable (to cancel), the only thing we had in mind was the interest of the tournament and of the players," French tennis federation president Bernard Giudicelli told reporters.
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