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French Open 2021: Andy Murray 'deserves wildcard' & fan numbers increased

Andy Murray "sure deserves" a wildcard for the French Open, tournament director Guy Forget says.

Former world number one Murray has entered qualifying for the Grand Slam because his ranking is not high enough to gain direct entry following injury.

Forget watched the Scot practise with Novak Djokovic in Rome this week and will decide whether to award him a wildcard after talking to him.

Organisers also announced plans to have more fans attending the last five days.

The centre court at Roland Garros will be allowed to have 5,000 spectators from 9 June but before that the limit will be 1,000 spectators on any one court with a maximum of just over 5,000 allowed into the grounds.