ASome are the novelties of the first edition of Roland Garros after the pandemic. The first one, taken by the new tournament director, Amelie Mauresmo, has been restricting the entrance to the players area.
Only racket professionals and their coaches can officially access according to which areas although the reality is that the agents of the tennis players are also there.
Another change, according to a new law of the French Government, is the ban on offering free plastic bottles at sporting events. The reason is to protect the environment. If it is done, you have to pay a fine.
Participants have run out of water bottles in the fridges when they play their matches and they are given a personalized container from the Perrier brand, one of the sponsors of the Gallic Open, so that they can fill it with whatever they want before jumping onto the track.
In the case of carrying your plastic bottles, they must be without the brand label. This is how the chair umpire reminds him before the start of the matches.
