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BBC News
10-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Women's scheduling a 'systemic' issue
The scheduling of women's matches is a "systemic" issue across top-level tennis events, says the head of the women's comes following criticism of French Open organisers who featured no women's matches in any of the 11 prime-time night sessions on Court Philippe Chatrier this chief executive officer Portia Archer says she expects to meet Roland Garros tournament director Amelie Mauresmo to see how they can "effect change" - but said she does not believe the issue lies with any individual."I just think it's a missed opportunity," Archer told BBC Sport."I think the fans expect, and increasingly we'll see that they demand, that they have the opportunity to see the best tennis matches - whether they are men or women - in prime-time slots."I think their [TV] rights partners may very well have a role to play in this, and have something to say on behalf of fans as well." Since the French Open introduced night sessions in 2021, only four of those matches have been from the women's during this year's tournament, former WTA world number one Mauresmo rejected accusations that not scheduling women's matches in the tournament's night session implies female players are not "worthy" of the came after three-time major finalist Ons Jabeur said that the continuing imbalance at the French Open was "unfortunate for women's sports in general".The former world number two wrote in a social media post that "honouring one side of the sport shouldn't mean ignoring the other".Archer said: "I thought Ons shared a very eloquent message."I think we'll have conversations with Grand Slams and various events who are operating in what we believe is a way that's different to what the fans and the public demand."I would encourage fans to do the same. It is something that we will continue to push for and continue to advocate for - it's in our DNA at the WTA." Mauresmo said the potential for women's matches - which are best-of-three sets and not best-of-five like the men's - to potentially go by "really fast" was the justification behind the also said the tournament does not want to have two matches in the night session, like the Australian Open and US Open, for fear of creating late Mauresmo's role in the decision-making at the French Open, Archer said: "I really don't think about it in terms of an individual [making the choice]. I think it's broader than that, I think it's more foundational and more systemic."I think it is an issue at other tournaments, I don't think it is an issue specific to the Grand Slams."On whether she will seek to discuss the issue with Mauresmo, Archer added: "I think I'll have an opportunity to do that."Again, it's not something that I assign to a specific individual, so we'll be working to discuss with all the relevant parties how we can effect change in this area."
Qatar Tribune
08-06-2025
- Sport
- Qatar Tribune
Will address problem of empty seats: Mauresmo
PA Media/DPA Paris 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 number one Aryna Sabalenka 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 wouldn't be having this conversation if we would have the same format for both games, because in my opinion it's the length or the possible length of the match that is making it hard for us in terms of scheduling,' she added.' The French Open remains the last of the four grand slams to still use line judges rather than electric line calling, which is currently considered not reliable on clay. Former Wimbledon champion Mauresmo said the standard of line judging was good at the tournament. 'Generally speaking, we had a very high level and this is a very great satisfaction for us, because, as you know, we are the last of the Mohicans to some extent with the line judges,' she said.
BreakingNews.ie
08-06-2025
- Sport
- BreakingNews.ie
Amelie Mauresmo says French Open organisers will address problem of 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 number one Aryna Sabalenka and Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng played out one of the biggest match-ups of the tournament in the quarter-finals. Advertisement But with the match beginning at 11am, the vast Court Philippe-Chatrier was almost deserted, with many of the French spectators having lunch instead. Qinwen Zheng played Aryna Sabalenka in front of empty seats (Lindsey Wasson/AP) 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. Advertisement 'I think we wouldn't be having this conversation if we would have the same format for both games, because in my opinion it's the length or the possible length of the match that is making it hard for us in terms of scheduling,' she added.' Amelie Mauresmo oversaw the 2025 tournament (Christophe Ena/AP) The French Open remains the last of the four grand slams to still use line judges rather than electric line calling, which is currently considered not reliable on clay. Former Wimbledon champion Mauresmo said the standard of line judging was good at the tournament, but admitted the issue still remains up for discussion. 'Generally speaking, we had a very high level and this is a very great satisfaction for us, because, as you know, we are the last of the Mohicans to some extent with the line judges,' she said. Advertisement 'We will be looking at it again this year, in what way would there not be line judges next year. I don't really have the answer to that, but we will look at that question.'
Powys County Times
08-06-2025
- Sport
- Powys County Times
Amelie Mauresmo says French Open organisers will address problem of 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 number one Aryna Sabalenka 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 wouldn't be having this conversation if we would have the same format for both games, because in my opinion it's the length or the possible length of the match that is making it hard for us in terms of scheduling,' she added.' The French Open remains the last of the four grand slams to still use line judges rather than electric line calling, which is currently considered not reliable on clay. Former Wimbledon champion Mauresmo said the standard of line judging was good at the tournament, but admitted the issue still remains up for discussion. 'Generally speaking, we had a very high level and this is a very great satisfaction for us, because, as you know, we are the last of the Mohicans to some extent with the line judges,' she said. 'We will be looking at it again this year, in what way would there not be line judges next year. I don't really have the answer to that, but we will look at that question.'
Daily Mirror
08-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Amelie Mauresmo vows to find answer and address massive French Open problem
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 wouldn't be having this conversation if we would have the same format for both games, because in my opinion it's the length or the possible length of the match that is making it hard for us in terms of scheduling,' she added. The French Open remains the last of the four grand slams to still use line judges rather than electric line calling, which is currently considered not reliable on clay. Former Wimbledon champion Mauresmo said the standard of line judging was good at the tournament, but admitted the issue still remains up for discussion. 'Generally speaking, we had a very high level and this is a very great satisfaction for us, because, as you know, we are the last of the Mohicans to some extent with the line judges,' she said. 'We will be looking at it again this year, in what way would there not be line judges next year. I don't really have the answer to that, but we will look at that question.' American Gauff was crowned the new Queen of Clay on Saturday afternoon after defeating Sabalenka in a thrilling final. She won 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 6-4. The victory saw Gauff claim her second Grand Slam singles title and become the first American woman to lift the trophy since Serena Williams in 2015.
