Roland Garros in a chill damp October can’t compare to Roland Garros in a Parisian spring or early summer, but to their credit the French Tennis Federation has managed to stage its championship.
At the moment of writing, perforce early and some way before the finals, it has so far been a success. Covid has been defied, a small number of spectators have been admitted, and good tennis has been played. The atmosphere has not been what it should be, but a little closer to that than was the case in New York last month.
