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Rows of empty seats are seen at center court Philippe Chatrier as Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Spain's Rafael Nadal warm up for the final match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, on Oct. 11, 2020. Alessandra Tarantino/AP Photo
PARIS—For the second year in a row, the traditional French Open schedule is being disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The clay-court Grand Slam tennis tournament said Thursday it will push back the start of this season’s event by one week because of surging virus cases in France.