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The French Tennis Federation (FFT) drew heavy
criticism in mid-March when it unilaterally moved the French
Open to end September from its scheduled May start amid the
COVID-19 crisis, placing it in the middle of the hardcourt
season.
"So let's say if tomorrow, which would be next year, we are
facing the same issues, we would probably try to do the same
exercise probably," Forget told reporters on Sunday, ahead of
the main draw of the Paris Masters.
Working through difficult times during the 2020 tournament with
the ATP and WTA was very positive, he added.
"They will probably be the first people we will be talking to
and we will have their support."
This year's Wimbledon was cancelled for the first time since
World War II due to the pandemic but the U.S. Open and French
Open were successfully staged amid restricted environments and
strict health protocols.
Forget said organisers needed to move fast with their decision
to reschedule the event and were apprehensive about the reaction
from the other tennis governing bodies at that time.
"I know we have been criticised when we moved the dates of
Roland Garros. We did it in a very quick way. We got some people
upset. Some players were really surprised. We did it on our
own," said the former men's world number four.
"The positive thing is now those same people, and especially
players, told us that it was the right thing to do. So it
worked.
"Now we know they have been very supportive, and if that would
happen again next year, we will probably in an earlier stage try
to imagine to again move Roland Garros a bit later in the
season."
(Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; editing by Lincoln
Feast.)
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