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Tennis: 2020 Laver Cup called off due to French Open switch

Serena Williams of the U.S. reacts as she plays China's Wang Qiang in their third-round singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. [AP Photo/Lee Jin-man]

 The 2020 Laver Cup will not go ahead in September as planned and will return next year due to the clash of dates with the French Open, the organisers of the exhibition event said on Friday.

The French Tennis Federation, in a surprise move, switched the claycourt Grand Slam tournament to Sept. 20-Oct. 4 from its May start due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

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