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French Open could be postponed because of increasing coronavirus cases

The French Open could be postponed because of a surge in coronavirus cases in France, the country's sports minister Roxana Maracineanu says.

The Grand Slam is due to take place at Roland Garros from 23 May to 6 June, with qualifying the week before.

In 2020, it was postponed to the autumn because of the coronavirus pandemic.

"We are in discussion with [the French Tennis Federation] to see if we should change the date to coincide with a possible resumption of all sports and major events," Maracineanu told France Info radio.

"Today, although high-level sport has been preserved, we try to limit the risks of clusters, of spreading the virus within professional sports.