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The French Open’s “rogue” rescheduling clash with the Laver Cup may have been a deliberate attempt to “kill” the rising men’s team event, former Australian tennis player Sam Groth says.

The French Open will now be played in September, just one week after the US Open and in conflict with the Laver Cup, the glitzy Europe vs World exhibition that’s approaching its fourth edition.

“How does Rafael Nadal go and try to win his 13th French Open title when he’s contracted to play the Laver Cup the same week?” “What they’ve gone and done is they’ve put themselves in a week that coincides with the Laver Cup, which people see as a bit of a threat – alongside the ATP Cup – to this new-look Davis Cup.