October Richard Pagliaro 10/07/2020

Rolex Paris Masters Will Go On as Planned

The French Tennis Federation has confirmed that the Rolex Paris Masters will continue as planned in early November. With Coronavirus cases elevated in France the government has elected to cap the spectator attendance at 1,000 per day.“Spectator numbers will be capped at 1,000 per day, to comply with the current restrictions applicable in Paris, as set out in the decree issued by the Paris Préfet de Police,” the tournament’s official Twitter said.Coronavirus cases have spiked from under 1,000 in May and June to about 10,000 per day in October.The tournament is expected to begin on Oct 31, with main draw play set for November 2.

The French Tennis Federation confirms that the Rolex Paris Masters 2020, scheduled for 31 October to 8 November at the Accor Arena, will be going ahead.#RolexParisMasters pic.twitter.com/1Cp2XtYYGQ
— ROLEX PARIS MASTERS (@RolexPMasters) October 7, 2020

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Richard Pagliaro

Richard Pagliaro is Tennis Now Managing Editor. He is a graduate of New York University and has covered pro tennis for more than 35 years. Richard was tennis columnist for Gannett Newspapers in NY, served as Managing Editor for TennisWeek.com and worked as a writer/editor for Tennis.com. He has been TennisNow.com managing editor since 2010.