Djokovic demands lights, action

PARIS — World tennis No 1 Novak Djokovic called for Roland Garros to install floodlights to help clear the backlog of rain-hit matches and claimed that a five-year wait to have a roof-covered showcourt was too long.

Top seed Djokovic only got on court at just after 1830 on Tuesday to kick off his 2013 campaign in Paris where he seeks a first Roland Garros title and to become just the eighth man to complete the career Grand Slam.

In all, 13 matches were held over to yesterday while three others were suspended due to darkness after rain delays of four hours played havoc with the schedule.

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