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A general view of the Philippe-Chatrier tennis court with its new retractable roof during a media tour at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. The French open will moving to September from the end of May because of the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Could be limited - or no - fans at a September French Open

By JEROME PUGMIRE - Associated Press

The Philippe-Chatrier tennis court with its retractable roof is pictured from a top building in Paris, Sunday, May 24, 2020 as the Roland Garros tournament is posponed. It should have been the first day of the French Open tennis tournament, with thousands of fans flocking to Roland Garros in western Paris hoping to catch a glimpse of 12-time champion Rafael Nadal or No. 1 Novak Djokovic. Instead, the grounds are deserted amid the coronavirus pandemic, with the famed tennis tournament on hold until late September. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Tennis, anyone? Not on this sunny Sunday at the French Open

By JEROME PUGMIRE - Associated Press

The Philippe-Chatrier tennis court with its retractable roof is pictured from a balloon which measures air quality during a nationwide confinement to counter COVID-19, in Paris, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 as the Roland Garros tournament is postponed. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) ** FILE **

French Open may be held without fans this fall

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FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2020, file photo, construction work of the newly built roof of the Philippe Chatrier center court is pictured at Roland Garros stadium in Paris. The French Open has been postponed because of the coronavirus. The French Tennis Federation announced Tuesday, March 17, 2020, that the clay-court event will run from Sept. 20 to Oct. 4. Main draw competition was supposed to start on May 24. (Martin Bureau/Pool via AP, File)

Virus forces French Open delay; US Open switch ‘possibility’

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

Spain's Rafael Nadal plays a shot against Austria's Dominic Thiem during the men's final match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, June 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

French Open postponed until September because of coronavirus

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Germany's Angelique Kerber makes a backhand return to Italy's Camila Giorgi during their third round singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

The Latest: Bertens’ win closes women’s 3rd Rd in Australia

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Australia's Ashleigh Barty reacts after defeating Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine in their first round singles match the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

The Barty gets started with a comeback win at Aussie Open

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

Venus Williams, of the United States, chases down a shot from Zheng Saisai, of China, during the first round of the US Open tennis tournament Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

At 21st US Open, Venus Williams still loves her ‘job,’ wins

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

United States' Serena Williams returns to Czech Republic's Barbora Strycova in a Women's semifinal singles match on day ten of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The Latest: Halep says Slam losses helped her beat Williams

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United States' Sloane Stephens celebrates after beating Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky in a Women's singles match during day two of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

The Latest: Riske ‘glad I finally made’ Wimbledon history

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Hungary's Timea Babos, left, and France's Kristina Mladenovic, right, celebrate winning the women's doubles final match of the French Open tennis tournament against China's Duan Yingying and Zheng Saisai at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, June 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

The Latest: Nadal says he won’t play Wimbledon warmups

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Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts after missing a shot against Austria's Dominic Thiem during the men's semifinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Saturday, June 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

The Latest: Krawietz, Mies win French Open doubles on debut

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FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2019, file photo, Australian tennis legends Evonne Goolagong Cawley and Rod Laver hold the women's and men's trophies, the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup and the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup at the official start of the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia. Goolagong Cawley says fellow indigenous athlete Ashleigh Barty’s first Grand Slam singles title at the French Open was “a joy to watch.” (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Goolagong Cawley says Barty’s French Open win ‘joy to watch’

By DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. plays a shot against Australia's Ashleigh Barty during their semifinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Friday, June 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

The Latest: Chan, Dodig win 2nd French Open mixed title

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Australia's Asleigh Barty plays a shot against Madison Keys of the U.S. during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Thursday, June 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

The Latest: Djokovic reaches French Open semifinals

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Switzerland's Roger Federer plays a shot against Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Tuesday, June 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Analysis: Federer-Nadal semifinal in Paris is magnifique

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

In this Saturday, June 1, 2019, image, spectators watch a tennis match at court 1 during third round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. When the French Open ends, its Court No. 1 will bid adieu, too, demolished to make way for a garden at Roland Garros. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

An appreciation: French Open bids adieu to its ‘Bullring’

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

Rain drops trickle down a glass wall on center court where rain delayed the start of quarterfinal matches of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Wednesday, June 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Paris in the springtime? French Open rainout sinks schedule

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Spectators with umbrellas arrive for the quarterfinal matches of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Wednesday, June 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

The Latest: French Open women’s final could be pushed back

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