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Still no roof at French, where Week 1 could be wet (Yahoo Sports)
 The French Open draw ceremony began with a video showing an artist's rendering of what the tournament site is expected to look like in a couple of years, including a planned retractable roof atop the main stadium. For now, though, Roland Garros is the same as it's been, meaning the rain that's predicted to fall throughout Week 1 will play havoc with the schedule at the clay-court tournament, which begins Sunday. ''We'll see how it's going to be with the weather,'' said Roger Federer, whose 17 Grand Slam titles include the 2009 French Open. It's clearly going to have an impact.'' As it is, the French Open presents a particular test, because of the grueling nature of playing on red clay, where points tend to be longer than on hard or grass courts. More...
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