Rain Washes Out Wednesday Play At Roland Garros

Heavy rain in Paris forced quarter-final action at Roland Garros to be cancelled on Wednesday. Tournament officials announced the decision at 4:40 p.m. local time.

Two women’s singles matches had been set to get underway on the main show courts at 2 p.m. local time. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, the 2016 champion, was then scheduled to face fifth seed Alexander Zverev in the second match on Court Philippe-Chatrier, while fourth seed and last year’s finalist Dominic Thiem would meet No. 10 seed Karen Khachanov in the second match on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.