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French Open 2021: Naomi Osaka's press conference boycott a 'phenomenal error', says FFT president
•World number two Osaka said she will not take part in any media duties at the French Open which starts on Sunday.
French Open 2020: Grand Slam to allow just 1,000 fans a day due to rising coronavirus cases in Paris
•The limit of 1,000 fans a day at Roland Garros represents less than 3% of last year's total attendance of almost 520,000.
French Open 2020 to allow fans amid resurgence of COVID-19 cases; players to stay in two mandatory hotels
•French officials have confirmed more than 30,000 deaths from COVID-19 while the number of new daily cases surpassed 8,000 last Friday.
Roland Garros 2020: Tournament to be held with fans, tickets to go on sale late June or early July, says French federation president
•Roland Garros, unlike its US counterpart, will be held with fans when it takes place from 27 September - 11 October, the head of the French tennis federation (FFT) said on Wednesday.
French Open working towards avoiding clash of dates with US Open, says Roland Garros director Guy Forget
•French Open director Guy Forget said he was working hand in hand with tennis authorities to make sure the dates of the claycourt Grand Slam tournament and those of the US Open do not clash, adding that Flushing Meadows would make an announcement next month.
Paris Masters: Roger Federer withdraws from tournament to 'pace' himself for next year; Marin Cilic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reach second round
•Roger Federer withdrew from the Paris Masters on Monday in order to "pace" himself for the next year, while Marin Cilic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reached the second round
French Open 2019: 'Shameful' sexism row engulfs Roland Garros schedule after 'unfair' women's semi-finals shift
•The French Open was plunged into a sexism row on Thursday after the decision to move the women's semi-finals away from the tournament's showpiece court was blasted as "unfair, inappropriate" and "shameful".
Roland Garros set to increase singles winners' prize money in 2019, give 15 percent hike to first-round losers
•Roland Garros remains the Grand Slam event with the least prize money on offer for the winners, some way short of the $3.8 million claimed by last year's US Open champions, Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka
Guy Forget slams ATP plans to reintroduce World Team Cup, says it could hurt the fortunes of Davis Cup
•"We could end up with two strictly identical competitions a few weeks apart, which I think would be dangerous," said former world number four Guy Forget.
French Open 2018: Singles champions to win record $2.7 million each; overall prize money to increase by 10%
•The singles champions at this year's French Open will receive $2.7 million, tournament director Guy Forget announced on Tuesday.