Gauff and Jabeur demand more female prominence in night matches at Roland Garros

American tennis player Coco Gauff expressed her opinion on the scheduling of the French Open, suggesting areas for improvement. The young tennis star highlighted the importance of women’s matches receiving the same attention as men’s.

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Gauff, after her victory in the second round, joined the criticism of Ons Jabeur, who questioned the organizers’ preference for men’s matches in the night sessions. Since the introduction of the night session in 2022, only two out of 34 matches have been women’s. The American tennis player pointed out that women’s matches deserve a place in the night schedule, arguing that they offer high-quality tennis and have great stars that fans would enjoy watching.

“I feel like we produce high-quality tennis and we have great stars on the women’s side that the fans, I’m sure, would love to see,” Gauff stated.

Coco Gauff

Gauff also shared her experience at the US Open, where fans showed enthusiasm to see her play, even when Novak Djokovic, one of the best tennis players of all time, was playing afterwards.

The tennis player concluded that there is an opportunity to improve the scheduling of the tournament in the future, with respect to the inclusion of women’s matches in prime time slots.