At Roland-Garros,

Did the audience at Court Suzanne-Lenglen completely crack on Wednesday night? One can ask the question, given how the match between Arthur Rinderknech and Taylor Fritz ended in a surreal atmosphere. The 25-year-old American, seeded No. 9 in the tournament, had the merit of keeping his calm, while he was heckled by many spectators on his service games. Seeking to disrupt his concentration on most of his serves, with "chhhhhhhhhhh


"I love you guys" 😂

The French crowd 'loves' @Taylor_Fritz97 đŸ€ŁđŸ€« #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/UU1wj7qVs3

— Eurosport (@eurosport) June 1, 2023

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The reason? Taylor Fritz crossed the court with fingers in front of her mouth, to ask them for silence, just as he had just eliminated the last French player still in contention at Roland-Garros. A non-vulgar gesture and understandable, given how much his stakes were not respected by the public of the Lenglen.



Arthur Rinderknech's killer was so booed that Marion Bartoli was unable to conduct her traditional post-match interview on the pitch with the winner of the day. Like the referee before her, for at least the entire fourth set, the former player tried to get the silence of boiling fans, to no avail. This is probably the first time at the France International that a player cannot speak at the microphone in this way. Like Daniil Medvedev, who had experienced such a misadventure at the US Open in 2019, Taylor Fritz was just able to quietly slip, with a smile in the corner, "I love you guys", in high-level troll mode.

  • Roland-Garros 2023
  • Tennis
  • Sport
  • Grand slam
  • Ile
  • Marion Bartoli