2023-06-03 01:56:05
Taylor Fritz waited for long minutes. Marion Bartoli too, with the microphone in hand to try in vain to question the American winner of Arthur Rinderknech, the last Frenchman of the 28 entered at the start of this Roland-Garros 2023, also released in the 2nd round.
Despite several attempts by the former French player, the whistles of the court public Suzanne-Lenglen made the exercise imposed on the winner impossible. The latter was content with a biting “The public was so great at pushing me, I wanted to make sure that I had won. “. Then he ends the exchange with an ironic: “I love you guys”.
A surreal scene that the French public had never offered to the best players on the planet on the clay courts of Roland-Garros. And this was not limited to the exit of the American, throughout the meeting, the French fans tried to destabilize Fritz especially when he was serving. Not enough to disturb the seeded number 9 who finally won in four sets (2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4).
Once the last point was scored, Fritz then turned to the public, putting his index finger to his mouth to ask them to be quiet. A gesture that was surely taken for provocation on the part of the American, since the public then redoubled their whistles and boos, until making the post-match interview impossible.
Once out of the court, Taylor Fritz could not explain himself and return to this incident since he canceled the press conference, however mandatory. Unlike the evening beat, Arthur Rinderknech who defended the French public.
“I’m more for this kind of football atmosphere. Yes, it was comparable, even if the Australians were much drunker than the French. I don’t know if we slipped Fritz sweet little words, it was the case for me there! “And to continue:” Part of my journey is the United States and US universities with meetings where the public can interact during points. I let you imagine… There, it’s too much. But from the moment we stand during the point shouting in all directions, I’m for it. It makes the sport and the game so much better…”
Taylor Fritz reacted on social media by posting a tweet after midnight: “She (Bartoli) said she only asked one question before we started and I stayed and signed autographs for the children in outgoing “, he wrote on Twitter after midnight. Then another a bit later, it was an emoji of a face with finger over mouth…
On social networks precisely, many have defended the American by castigating the attitude of the French public. “He is absolutely right. The public did not respect it. Certainly the atmosphere was incredible but talking during the service of the players is just not possible, ”wrote a user. The words “unbearable”, “shameful”, “unliveable” came up most often to describe the behavior of the public before, during and after the match.
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