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

2021-06-13T14:17:37.375Z


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 five rounds.

An anthology match that capsized the 5,000 privileged spectators.

They had the happy surprise of being able to stay in the stands until the end of the showdown when in theory, the 11:00 p.m. curfew should have sent them home.

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 the closed door during the part opposing Djokovic to Berrettini, flourished in the immense enclosure of 15,000 places .

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 authorized 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 from the Elysee Palace allowed spectators to witness the end of the night and in a highly charged atmosphere, the outcome of an exceptional game between the two giants of the little yellow ball.

"

I would like to thank the Élysée and Matignon for allowing us to go to the end of this incredible suspense, of this legendary match

" declared Gilles Moretton, the 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 spectacle of immense quality

", ended the new boss of French tennis, also filled.

Source: lefigaro

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