Tennis: French Open organisers defend decision to move tournament to September, say it was 'unthinkable' to cancel it

March 18, 2020 9:26 AMPARIS (REUTERS) - French Open organisers said it was unthinkable for them to cancel the 2020 edition of the clay-court Grand Slam after they received a barrage of criticism for rescheduling the event in the middle of the hard-court season because of the coronavirus pandemic.