French Open matches halted because of rain

Paris June 6 (IANS) The matches of the French Open tennis tournament here were deferred on Tuesday because of rain disrupting two women s quarter-finals.

The central court was home to the match between Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic and Swiss Timea Bacsinszki when the former lost the first set 4-6 followed by a 1-1 draw in the second set reports Efe.

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark was leading unseeded 19-year-old Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia 6-4 2-5 at Suzanne Lenglen Court.

Work has already begun to cover the central court at the Roland Garros with a retractable roof but is not expected to be completed until 2019.

When the two women s quarters are finished two men s quarter-finals matches are scheduled between Spaniards Rafael Nadal fourth seeded and nine times winner and compatriot Pablo Carreño; and defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Austrian Dominic Thiem.

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