There was no standoff between France Télévisions and Amazon Prime Video for the broadcast of the first round clash on Monday between Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev. The match that everyone at Roland-Garros is already waiting for will take place during the day, therefore live on the public channel, and not during the second night session of the tournament, on the paid platform.
According to our information, the Majorcan asked the organizers not to play in the evening, which is not surprising when we know that his squirting lift is much more effective and traumatic under the sun than on a starry night.
A move that his rival Novak Djokovic anticipated on Thursday evening in Geneva, declaring in French: “It’s good! Showtime. I’m excited to see this match. It will be very interesting. Maybe it will be in the evening. I know Nadal wouldn’t want to, but we’ll see, because I’m in the same part (of the table). » The Serb did not know then that he would not be affected by Monday’s programming.
The decision is up to the organizers
The tournament management responded favorably to Nadal’s request, by virtue of its power to award the day’s poster. Indeed, according to the agreements established between Roland-Garros and its broadcasters, Prime Video benefits from a prestigious match for its night sessions. But the final decision rests exclusively with the organizers.
Still according to our information, employees of the French Tennis Federation received an email from management expressly asking them not to request access to the General Tribune of Court Philippe-Chatrier on Monday afternoon, which tends to confirm a programming which will be made official this weekend. On the France Télévisions side, they said on Friday evening “do everything to” have the shock live, while at Amazon, they assured that there was still “no certainty”.
