Empty seats an issue for director

TENNIS French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo will address the problem of empty seats for early matches ahead of next year’s Roland Garros.

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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.