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Rain delays start of play at French Open on Day 2

Spectators sit under an umbrella reading "Rain Forever" shortly before all first round matches of the French Open tennis tournament were delayed till the next day because of the rain at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Sunday, May 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Spectators sit under an umbrella reading "Rain Forever" shortly before all first round matches of the French Open tennis tournament were delayed till the next day because of the rain at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Sunday, May 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) Spectators sit under an umbrella reading "Rain Forever" shortly before all first round matches of the French Open tennis tournament were delayed till the next day because of the rain at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Sunday, May 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

PARIS (AP) – Poor weather is playing havoc with the French Open schedule for the second consecutive day.

Showers over Paris on Monday have forced the organizers to delay the start of play by 1½ hours after only 10 out of 32 matches were completed on Day 1.

Tuesday’s forecast is grim but a break in the weather could allow matches to go ahead early in the afternoon.

Defending champion Stan Wawrinka is set to play Lukas Rosol on Court Philippe Chatrier, while Andy Murray will open his campaign at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament against Radek Stepanek, who qualified for the main draw at the age of 37.

In the women’s draw, second-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska is up against 120th-ranked Bojana Jovanovski.