Guy Forget, tournament director at Roland Garros, is expecting most players to venture over to Paris to compete in the clay-court tournament.

The French Open will now take place in September which has received criticism especially with the hard court swing also taking place including the US Open; but for Forget, while he knows for some players it won't be possible, he expects most to be involved.

"Well, you know, the ATP and the WTA have been working really hard with us and the Grand Slams together to be able to put a schedule for the end of the season; where players can play as much as possible," he told Eurosport.

"You know a lot of players have been suffering a lot by not being able to make a living; so what we’re trying to, all of us, do now is to offer a schedule where they can actually perform. There’ll be a lot of events as you know; some of them are following each other."

"None of the events are mandatory so players will basically choose where and when they want to play. I think it’s fair, you know, as a Grand Slam – New York or Paris – we’re expecting most of the players to come to our event; but eventually some will not depending on where they come from."

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