The French Open at Roland Garros is set to cut its crowd limit once again on Wednesday to as low as 1,000 fans a day after the government announced new curbs in its battle against the coronavirus pandemic. 

French tennis chiefs had already reduced the number of fans allowed in to 5,000 just 10 days ago, down from 11,500.  

However, on Wednesday, French Health Minister Olivier Veran demanded new limit of 1,000 at sports grounds in 11 "red zones" in the country, including the French capital where the season's concluding Grand Slam event will start on Sunday. 

The new measures will apply from Saturday and last for a period of two weeks. 

"To date, we have no confirmation on the conditions of organization of the tournament," said a French Tennis Federation spokesman. 

Meanwhile, Canadian star Bianca Andreescu, the 2019 U.S. Open champion, has announced that she will not compete in the remainder of the 2020 season and will instead spend the rest of the year concentrating on her "health and training." 

"I have come to the difficult decision to skip the clay court swing this year and will be taking the remainder of the season off to focus on my health and my training," the world No. 7 said. 

France's Benoit Paire, who was forced out of the U.S. Open after testing positive for COVID-19, says his participation in the French Open next week is unclear after twice testing positive for coronavirus at the ATP tournament in Hamburg. 

The 31-year-old retired at 6-4, 2-0 down to Norway's Casper Ruud in the first round on Wednesday, later citing fatigue. 

No Chinese seeded players will participate at this year's French Open, and Wang Xinyu moved into the second round of qualifying with a straight-set win over Robin Anderson of the United States on Wednesday. 

Earlier, five players were removed from qualifiers which started on Monday due to either positive COVID-19 tests or being in close contact with a coach who tested positive. No names were specified.  

(With input from agencies)