Paris - The French Open isn't the only thing that attracts the attention of tennis players in Europe: the Champions League final will determine the best football club on the mainland, and one of the two teams involved on Saturday night is Paris Saint-Germain, whose stadium is a few blocks of Roland-Garros.
Novak Djokovic competes with PSG to the man from Inter Milan, Italy, who hopes to be able to watch on TV to watch the major clash to take place in Munich, Germany. Djokovic therefore made the person responsible for scheduling the program at the Clay-Racing Grand Slam Championship know this preference, and he won three championships, which is a common practice, especially among the elites of the sport.
They often ask for arrangements at specific times. Or avoid a certain period of time.
"If I don't attend (in) the night, I'll definitely watch it. Yes, that would be great." "FYI, Roland-Garros schedule."
Prompt, prompt. Aside from his guilty plea, there was no attention: When Saturday's game order was released on Friday, the third round of the 24-time champion Djokovic against Philippe was held at 8:15 pm local time, 45 minutes from local time, 24-time champion Djokovic started at Inter Milan vs. PSG under the lights of Court Philippe-Chatrier.
The others who begged for the competition at that time got their wish. Although, Arthur Fils, the 14th seed Frenchman, grew up near Paris and was a big fan of PSG, quit due to a stress fracture in his back during the afternoon game against 17 Andrey Rublev No. Andrey Rublev.
"We have a lot of players' requests every day," said Amélie Mauresmo, the game director. "There is no fixed rule. We try to accommodate everyone as much as possible. This includes requests from players, broadcasters and viewers. … It's a real puzzle and I won't lie."
Coco Gauff said she doesn't often ask for a certain time period, but when she does, it's usually related to singles and doubles games on the same day (the American won the French Open tag team championship last year but didn't play doubles this time).
The 2023 U.S. Open champion, currently ranked second in singles, has noticed that events tend to listen to elite players more than others.
"If you rank higher, they will definitely hear more," Goff said. "To be honest, I think that's what it deserves. I think if you're doing well on tour and winning so many games, you should have some priorities in this regard."
Apart from the best and best things, it is not always successful in such things.
Madison Keys, who was in the 2017 U.S. Open and won the Australian Open in January, knew the feeling of being ignored.
"Sometimes the request (in) they write it down and they say, 'Okay,'" But, Case said, but then did nothing.
"I really think it's just what the tournament wants, what the TV wants, something like that, something like that," she added. "Sometimes you get what you ask for. And other times, you're the exact opposite."
Just ask Djokovic.
“I have to accept whatever they arrange,” he said earlier this season. “I think I’ve won… (Communication) with the tournament management (Communication), and based on a given day, I can express what I want, depending on the opponent.”