French Open: Play abandoned on Monday at Roland Garros due to rain

Last Updated: 30/05/16 1:31pm

Roland Garros suffered an entire day's wash-out

Rain and a Parisian flood warning on Monday ensured an entire day's play was lost for the first time in 16 years at the French Open.

Novak Djokovic, David Ferrer and the Williams sisters were all due to play their fourth round matches while there were also two matches that were not completed on Sunday scheduled to play to a finish but rain set in early in the French capital and at 1.40pm local time. the Roland Garros Twitter feed confirmed that no play would be possible.

It is the first time since May 30, 2000 that an entire day has been lost to the weather and with conditions still expected to be a problem, the prospect of a Monday finish could well begin to loom large - the saving grace for the players involved means that at least they were not left hanging around or on and off the court for the day

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This year's tournament has been beset by the climatic conditions and the writing was on the wall when a rejigged schedule was released a few hours after the start of play.

Following Monday afternoon's announcement, Tuesday is now likely to be a busier than expected day with fourth round matches in the top half of the men's and women's events still to be completed.
However with the forecast not getting any better, back-to-back days for the likes of Djokovic and Williams will hand a glimmer of hope to those already into the quarter-finals such as defending champion Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray.

The French national weather centre issued an orange warning - the second highest alert level - for parts of northern France including Paris and surrounding areas, with the indication that the heavy rain could continue until Tuesday afternoon.