Jabeur hits out at French snub

Tunisian player Ons Jabeur slammed French Open organisers and broadcaster Amazon on Tuesday for sidelining women’s matches from the coveted night sessions, with none featured at the claycourt Grand Slam in almost two years.

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The last women’s singles match to be played under the lights of Court Philippe Chatrier was a fourth-round encounter between Aryna Sabalenka and Sloane Stephens on June 4, 2023.

The French Open has one evening match, this year starting not before 8.15pm local time and in France is exclusively broadcast by Amazon's Prime service.

“In Europe, in general, it's unfortunate for women’s sports in general. Not for tennis but for in general,” Jabeur said after losing her first-round match against Magdalena Frech at Roland Garros.

“I hope whoever is making the decision, I don’t think they have daughters, because I don’t think they want to treat their daughters like this.