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05/22 04:14 CDT French Open updates | Play starts without COVID restrictions
French Open updates | Play starts without COVID restrictions
PARIS (AP) --- The Latest on the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament (all
times local):
11:10 a.m.
Play in the year's second Grand Slam tennis tournament has started on the red
clay of Roland Garros in Paris, with none of the COVID-19 restrictions that
limited attendance the past two years.
The French Open is the sport's only major championship that begins on a Sunday.
The schedule includes past Grand Slam title winners such as Sloane Stephens,
Garbie Muguruza and Dominic Thiem.
The most anticipated match of Day 1 involves Carlos Alcaraz, the 19-year-old
Spaniard who is seeded No. 6 and the youngest player to break into the top 10
of the men's rankings since Rafael Nadal in 2005.
Alcaraz's contest against Juan Ignacio Londero is scheduled to be held last in
Court Philippe Chatrier, the site's main stadium.
Novak Djokovic, last year's men's champion, and 13-time champion Nadal are
slated to play their first-round matches on Monday. So is the No. 1-ranked
woman, Iga Swiatek, who is on a 28-match winning streak.
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