The Belgian tennis player David Goffin He raised the alarm about the ordeal he suffered in front of a French rival on an outdoor court at Roland Garros. “The lack of respect continues, three and a half hours of being insulted. Someone even spit gum on me,” he declared publicly.
“Either we stop it or it will become football, with hooligans and flares in the stands,” he warned of behavior that is not new to the Parisian Grand Slam, which often exceeds even the warm atmosphere of a Davis Cup.
The problem is multiplied in the outer fields, which have smaller stands but are closer to the protagonists. Noisier, some mousetraps. But the center Philippe Chatrier is also characterized by his elite and phobias, which include the stars of this sport mercilessly.
“I know that the French public receives players they don’t like with boos, but I know that you love me, so let’s continue that,” the world number one, the Polish Iga Swiatek, almost begged, then deliver an elegant but stern rebuke to those present at headquarters after the difficult return from fighting the Japanese Naomi Osakawhere the stands shamelessly aligned themselves, despite being Polish triple champions.
Swiatek doesn’t value fan preferences as much as how they behave, especially between points. Addressing viewers, he complained that “for you it’s basically entertainment. We earn a lot thanks to you, sometimes when we are under pressure, you scream while playing and it’s hard to focus,” he said.
“This is great, we are fighting to be better and better, there is a lot of money to be made here. You can support us but not when the ball is in play,” he continued.
The crowd, surprised, responded to the speech with more cheers than whistles. It’s like passing.
Swiatek Later, he said he felt “disappointed.” for screams in the midst of transcendent points. “In this sport there are rules, we’re used to the stadium being quiet at point time. And it happened to me a few times, especially with others. That’s why I wanted to talk about it on the court, because if happened once, I’ll let it go, but a lot.”
He let himself be carried away by his emotions, he wanted to be straightforward. A behavior that you fear may have consequences in the future. “I know the public in France is a bit harsh, so I don’t want to be under the radar now. So I don’t know if it’s a good decision or not, but I hope you can treat me as a person and we can do this together,” he warned.
Source: La Verdad
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