Branded “embarrassing”, “disrespectful” and even “feral”, French Open fans are under fire for the kind of boisterous behavior usually associated with the diehard ultras of nearby football giants Paris Saint-Germain. | AFP
“People should be honestly embarrassed.”
It was all too much for a proud tennis nation on the 40th anniversary of being able to hail their last home men’s champion in Yannick Noah and 23 years since Mary Pierce claimed the women’s title. “I don’t think they necessarily mean to boo players, but they’re very engaged and enthusiastic this year,” the Swede told Eurosport.
Novak Djokovic, who divides opinion at Roland Garros as well as pretty much every other tennis venue, was the target when he took a medical timeout in his grueling third-round win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. “That’s something that I find disrespectful and I frankly don’t understand that. When somebody is disrespectful he or she deserves to have an answer to that.”
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