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French Open: Novak Djokovic registers straight sets win over Tennys Sandgren
Updated On: 03 June, 2021 08:08 AM IST | Paris | AFP
A French government Covid-19 curfew of 9pm means that nine out of the 10 scheduled evening sessions at the tournament have to be played without spectators inside the 15,000-capacity Court Philippe Chatrier.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Tennys Sandgren of the US during their men's singles first round tennis match on Day 3 of The Roland Garros 2021 French Open tennis tournament in Paris. Pic/AFP
World number one Novak Djokovic kicked off his bid for a 19th Grand Slam title with a straight-sets win over Tennys Sandgren inside an empty stadium at the French Open on Tuesday.
A French government Covid-19 curfew of 9pm means that nine out of the 10 scheduled evening sessions at the tournament have to be played without spectators inside the 15,000-capacity Court Philippe Chatrier.
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