If at least one of them wins, she would join 108th-ranked Shelby Rogers to give the country multiple French Open quarterfinalists for the first time since 2004.
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Plans to modernize Roland Garros now call for a retractable roof by 2020 over Court Philippe Chatrier, as part of a modernization of the cramped clay-court venue in the west of Paris. “So I’m just – just hoping that, you know, things will go well in the future”. “No one cares about the players in my opinion”.
If Djokovic and Bautista Agut were able to complete their match, it was scheduled to be followed in the main stadium by defending champion Serena Williams against 18th-seeded Elina Svitolina.
“I’ve played a number of times against French players here in hard atmospheres and I managed OK, so I’m sure I’ll be fine”.
Noah’s triumph at the French Open 33 years ago remains the last time a Frenchman won a major, but Gasquet’s performances in Paris this year have generated reason for optimism.
Persistent rain accompanied by a flood warning, washed out an entire day’s play at the French Open yesterday for the first time since 2000.
The schedule for Tuesday now has top-ranked Novak Djokovic against 14th-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut in the first match on Chatrier, playing for a place in the quarterfinals.
The women’s singles final is supposed to be Saturday, with the men’s singles final on Sunday.
Rogers has been the Cinderella story of the tournament in Paris, beating No. 17 seed Karolina Pliskova in the first round, Elena Vesnina in the second and No. 10 Petra Kvitova in the third round. “I’m really hoping we can have that very soon for these particular situations, especially considering the fact that forecast for weather is not that great in the following days”, he said. To play tennis matches during the rain is a bit too much.
Tournament officials particularly want to avoid a jam of backlogged matches that could force some players to play on consecutive days.
Elsewhere in the round four, Spain’s David Ferrer leads Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych 2-1 on serve in the early stages of their meeting, while unseeded Latvian Ernests Gulbis holds a 3-0 advantage over Belgium’s David Goffin in the first set of their encounter.
Andy Murray says he will not be affected by a “tough atmosphere” when he plays France’s Richard Gasquet in the French Open quarter-finals.
SCHEDULE TODAY Singles matches scheduled to start at 11 a.m. local time (4 a.m. Central), instead of originally planned 2 p.m. (7 a.m. Central).
Andy Murray, the second seed, was due to play his quarter-final against Richard Gasquet on Chatrier although that was likely to be put back until Wednesday.
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And there was time for only one set to be finished – Bautista Agut took it 6-3 in 35 minutes by breaking Djokovic three times – before the drizzle grew heavier, causing play to be suspended. “It was OK. We could have played, and so we did”.
