The French Open night session has come under fire again this year as almost exclusively men's matches have been scheduled to take place under the lights and some players have complained about the late hours.
Since 2021, one match has been played on the main Court Philippe Chatrier in the evenings and broadcast exclusively by Amazon's Prime Video in France.
In the first two years in Paris, only one women's match got the honours of a night session. This year, one of the eight matches so far scheduled to start at 2030 local time has been a women's game. "You need to get a massage, an ice bath, talk to the press, go back to the hotel and you don't fall asleep before 4 or 5 a.m. It's not good for your body."
Her speedy wins so far have made her an unlikely candidate for the night spot as she has been spending barely an hour on court as she bulldozes her way towards a third title in four years at Roland Garros.
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