The French Open has showcased some thrilling action during this season’s tournament at Roland Garros, but there has been a standout problem that tournament director Amelie Mauresmo needs to address: Empty seats
French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo will address the problem of empty seats for early matches ahead of next year’s Roland Garros. Women’s world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka – beaten in Saturday’s final by Coco Gauff – and Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng played out one of the biggest match-ups of the tournament in the quarter-finals.
But with the match beginning at 11am, the vast Court Philippe-Chatrier was almost deserted, with many of the French spectators having lunch instead.
Mauresmo said: “We are aware of this, and we will definitely work on the solutions that we can find for the future. In two weeks we have our debrief all together and definitely talk about these subjects and see how we can make it work better.”
The lack of women’s matches in the prime-time night sessions remains a hot topic but Mauresmo once again stressed that is purely down to men’s best-of-five set matches being longer, ensuring value for money for ticket holders.
“I think we…
