Patrick Mouratoglou disagreed with Iga Swiatek that tennis fans should refrain from shouting as Serena Williams’ former long-time coach believes emotion is a part of the game and that fans should be allowed to express themselves during matches, but in a respectful way.
Earlier this week, world No. 1 Swiatek calling out the French Open crowd over what she believed was disrupting behavior drew lots of attention. That happened after Swiatek saved a match point en route to winning the last five games of her second-round match versus Naomi Osaka to complete a 7-6 (1) 1-6 7-5 win in three hours of grueling play.
“I have huge respect for you guys and I know we are playing for you, but sometimes under a lot of pressure when you scream something during the rally, it’s really hard to be focused,” Swiatek told the crowd after the match.
“I usually don’t bring this up because I want to be a player that’s in the zone and focused. But this is serious for us. We’re fighting our whole lives to be better and better. Sometimes it’s hard to accept that. The stakes are big. There’s a lot of money to win. Losing a few points may change a lot
“Please, guys, if you can support us between the rallies but not during, that would be great. I hope you’re still gonna like…
