She quickly made amends.
The day after a press conference where she said she did not regret that only one of the ten night posters of this Roland-Garros concerned a women's match, Amélie Mauresmo apologized.
The boss of the Parisian clay court tournament, appointed in December, made a point of clarifying her remarks on the Tennis Channel set.
"The comments I made were taken out of context and I apologize to any players who feel bad after what I said," said the former world number one.
People who know me know that I am a great fighter for equal rights and women's tennis, women in general.
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"Regarding the scheduling of night matches, because we only have one match, I think it's really more difficult to schedule a women's match because we have to take into account the duration (Editor's note: they are in two winning sets against three for men) for those who bought themselves a ticket,” continued Mauresmo.
Soon two night games?
The tournament director mentioned the possibility of scheduling not one, but two night meetings, “in order to be fairer” towards the players.
The boss of Roland-Garros has promised "adjustments" to the organization of the days near the Porte d'Auteuil.
“It is not a regret given the confrontations that we had and what we wanted to present to spectators who come for a single match, she had explained the day before.
In the era we are in, and as a woman and a former player, I don't find it unfair to say that there is more appeal for men's matches.
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His remarks were criticized by world number one, Poland's Iga Swiatek, who qualified for the final on Saturday.
"It's a bit disappointing and surprising coming from him," said the one who won Roland-Garros in 2020.