Olympic Tennis First Round Postponed to Sunday

PARIS — The outdoor Olympic tennis matches at Roland Garros, including four featuring Canadians, were canceled Saturday as rain in Paris disrupted several outdoor sports.

Félix Auger-Aliassime would face American Marcos Girón in the first round of the men's singles.

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Bianca Andreescu would face Denmark's Clara Tauson in the first round of the women's singles, while Leylah Fernandez would face Czech Karolina Muchova.

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In the first round of the women's doubles, Fernández and Gabriela Dabrowski would face the French Clara Burel and Varvara Gracheva.

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Make-up times for these games have not yet been announced.

Rain that began Friday and continued Saturday also delayed the inaugural skateboarding event and made the pavement for cycling time trials slippery for competitors.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 27, 2024.

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