Tennis fans at the French Open
“Almost like football, soon there will be pyrotechnics, hooligans and fights”
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In the first round match between Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Belgian David Goffin, some fans went too far
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Zverev’s next opponent: David Goffin wins his first round match at the French Open against the Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. The fans do not behave at all like a tennis audience. Goffin, who is even spat at with a piece of chewing gum, has clear words to say after the match.
David Goffin clearly enjoyed the moment. After the Belgian thanked his opponent after a dramatic first-round match at the French Open, he strode across the court with relish and provocatively held a hand to his right ear. The fans in Paris booed Goffin mercilessly after his victory against the Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. A reaction that is very unusual for a tennis audience.
After Goffin left the pitch, he verbally attacked the French fans, who had passionately supported their compatriot and often overstepped the mark. “I have to be careful what I say now,” he said later. “But if you are insulted by the spectators for three and a half hours, you have to pay them back a little.”
Booed and spat at, but in the second round of the French Open – David Goffin
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The crowd clearly went too far towards him during the match, it was totally disrespectful: “Just too much. It’s almost like football, next come pyrotechnics, hooligans and fights in the stands. It’s really ridiculous. Some people would rather cause trouble than cheer on the players.”
Goffin meets Alexander Zverev in second round
According to Goffin, the low point in the first round match was a disgusting incident. “Someone spat at me with his chewing gum,” said Goffin, who also explained his provocative celebration after the victory: “When you have to endure that for three and a half hours, you’re glad to have those two seconds. They deserve it.”
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After the 4:6, 6:4, 6:3, 6:7 and 6:3 against Perricard, Goffin will now face Alexander Zverev in the second round. The German had prevailed in an emotional first round match against fan favorite and veteran Rafael Nadal. “I prepared for the match as if it were a final. Now I feel like a new tournament is starting,” said Zverev after the victory: “I know that there are still many great players waiting for me and I have to concentrate on that.”
