The French Open gets underway on Sunday, with chiefs at Roland Garros seeking ways to combat the deterioation in supporter behaviour at tennis events in recent years
French Open chiefs will ban supporters from drinking alcohol in the stands as they look to clampdown on bad behaviour. The second major of the year kicks off in Paris on Sunday, with Carlos Alcaraz the defending men’s champion.
Tennis bosses have been battling against a deteriorating level of fan behaviour during matches. At last year’s tournament at Roland Garros, one supporter allegedly spat chewing gum at Belgian star David Goffin during his win over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.
Tournament chiefs responded by introducing a mid-event alcohol ban in the stands. There is little sign that fan behaviour could improve, with a number of incidents during the Italian Open over the last fortnight.
Women’s world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka told a fan to “shut the f*** up” after they yelled out at her during her quarter-final defeat to Zheng Qinwen. In the previous round, world No. 22 Clara Tauson confronted a crowd member who heckled her after she served a…
