Paris, May 30, 2025 (AFP) - Mauresmo defends French Open schedule and women's primetime snub

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2025-05-30

Tournament director Amelie Mauresmo said on Friday it was impossible to "tick every box" after repeated criticism of the French Open schedule and the absence of any women's matches in the primetime night session. The debate over the lack of women's ties played in the late slot on Court Philippe Chatrier has rumbled on since the session was first added to the French Open schedule in 2021. The first six night sessions of this year's tournament hav......

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