The French Open will (probably) finish. But this tournament hasn't been normal.
What to Read This Weekend |
 | | The coronavirus has changed the French Open for all players, even its 12-time champion Rafael Nadal.Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters |
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Besides that, the tournament is barely recognizable. The weather is cold and rainy, a world away from the conditions players expect from the French Open when it is usually held, in early summer. The number of fans in the stands has been drastically limited. And the streets around Roland Garros remain eerily quiet. |
“It’s hard to see these things unfold again after six months,” said Novak Djokovic, the men’s world No. 1 singles player, said. He was alluding to the first lockdown, which lasted eight weeks in most of France. “It’s hard to believe that we’re going to go through that again,” he said. |
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What to Watch This Weekend |
 | | Iga Swiatek beat Nadia Podoroska in the women’s semifinals of the French Open, cruising into the final scheduled for Saturday.Charles Platiau/Reuters |
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Unseeded Iga Swiatek of Poland, who had never made it beyond the fourth round of a Grand Slam event, is in the French Open final. And she could very well beat the fourth-seeded Sofia Kenin, who is looking to match her Australian Open victory from February (Saturday, 9 a.m., NBC). The men’s final is Sunday at 9 a.m. on NBC. |
The N.F.L. has saved its best game of the weekend for Sunday night. The Vikings-Seahawks matchup should be a high-scoring affair, as Benjamin Hoffman wrote in The New York Times: “The Vikings (1-3), with a multipronged offensive attack led by Kirk Cousins, Dalvin Cook, Adam Thielen and Justin Jefferson, have averaged 26.5 points a game — topping 30 points in three of their four outings — and the Seahawks (4-0) are in the midst of what looks like an M.V.P. season from Russell Wilson, who has Seattle averaging 35.5 points a game.” And both teams’ defenses have been shaky so far (Sunday, 8:20 p.m., NBC). |
The college game of the week matches unbeatens: No. 1 Clemson and No. 7 Miami (Saturday, 7:30 p.m., ABC). |
The LPGA plays the third of what will be four majors this year — the PGA in suburban Philadelphia. Among those who could be in the mix are Brittany Lincicome, Danielle Kang and Lydia Ko (final round, Sunday, 10 a.m., Golf Channel). |
The Nations League is not yet bringing World Cup or European Championship levels of excitement to soccer fans. But it does provide competitive games among top European teams. This weekend, England, Germany, Spain and Italy will all be in action. In the U.S., the televised game is the reigning World Cup winners, France (Lloris, Varane, Pogba, Kanté, Mbappé!) against European champions Portugal (Ronaldo!) (Sunday, 2:45 p.m., ESPN). |
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