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“Thank you Macron, Thank you Macron!”, The unusual sequence in the audience during the Nadal-Djokovic match

LE SCAN SPORT – Exceptionally, the government has canceled the obligations of the 23:00 curfew to allow the Roland-Garros public to attend the end of the semi-final, in a highly charged atmosphere.

Novak Djokovic caused a sensation on the Philippe-Chatrier court on Friday night by dismissing “the king” Rafael Nadal in the semi-final in four sets (3-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-2). An anthology match that capsized the 5,000 privileged spectators. They had the happy surprise to be able to stay in the stands until the end of the standoff when, in theory, the 11:00 p.m. curfew should have forced them to go home and watch the end of the fight. on their TV.

While Nadal and Djokovic surrendered blow for blow after more than three and a half hours on clay, Marc Maury, the announcer of Roland-Garros made his appearance at the edge of the court, microphone in hand, at 22:40. The public, who expected to be asked to leave the enclosure, then began to whistle, showing their anger at the organizers. The “Forget resignation!», «we will not go!“, Already heard two days before when the direction of the tournament had imposed a closed session during the game between Djokovic and Berrettini, flourished in the immense enclosure of 15,000 places.

“Forget president, Forget president! “

The Roland-Garros audience

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The bronca covered the first words of Marc Maury who had to do it three times to be heard and finally announce the excellent news. “In agreement with the national authorities, the match will be able to go to its end in your presence is allowed to stay», Let loose the emblematic voice of the French Open. The announcement, completely unexpected, was greeted by a standing ovation from the few thousand spectators to the angels. Forgotten the gibes, part of the public began chanting with one voice: “Thank you Macron, thank you Macron!“While another launched into a less laudatory name”Forget (Guy Forget is tournament director, Editor’s note) president, Forget president!»

This favor came from the Elysee and granted “at the last moment” According to the general manager of the French Tennis Federation, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, allowed spectators to attend until the end of the night and in a boosted atmosphere, the outcome of an exceptional game between the two giants of the small yellow ball. “It’s a decision that was taken at the last moment in view of this extraordinary show. It is a common sense decision, which I believe, if it had not been made, would have created more trouble than it would have avoided. In the end, this tolerance was only twenty minutes and for the benefit of a public who entered the stadium with the health pass by attending the show in full respect of all barrier gestures, ”added the manager.

«I would like to thank the Élysée and Matignon for allowing us to go to the end of this incredible suspense, this legendary match.»Declared Gilles Moretton, President of the French Tennis Federation (FFT) at the microphone of France Televisions. «I think we had to go to the end with spectators, players who will give the maximum and a show of immense quality“, Finished the new boss of French tennis, also filled.

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