A French Open in October, 2020’s Covid era of tennis, and the birth of a Grand Slam champion

Sofia Kenin didn’t know what to expect from her fourth-round match against Fiona Ferro at the 2020 French Open. Playing a French player at Roland Garros is usually one of the more unpleasant tasks in tennis, given how rowdy the crowd can get when rooting for one of their own on Court Philippe-Chatrier. She didn’t have much to worry about, bar 1,000 fans who tried to unsettle her but ultimately could not, with 14,000 empty seats for company. “I wish it would have been crazy, but no, that was unfo

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