15,000 seats empty. Sabalenka's complaint explodes... "We have to allocate it at night in women's Gyeonggi Province."

15,000 seats empty. Sabalenka's complaint explodes... "We have to allocate it at night in women's Gyeonggi Province."

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Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus), world No. 1 in women's tennis, has openly raised the issue of scheduling the French Open's management.

Sabalenka beat Chung Chin-won (7th in the world, China) 2-0 (7-6<7-3> 6-3) in the quarterfinals of the women's singles at the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on the 3rd to confirm her advance to the semifinals.

Sabalenka, who is aiming for the top of the French Open for the first time in his life, expressed regret at a press conference after the victory, saying, "As it was an important big match, it would have been better to delay the start time of the game so that many spectators could watch it."

According to the Associated Press, the confrontation between the two players began at 11 a.m. local time, and much of the 15,000-seat main court stands were empty.

The French Open has introduced night games on Centre Court since 2021, but so far only four women's games have been allocated at prime time.

In particular, in this year's competition, all night slots have been filled only with men's games since the opening.

On the 4th, an exciting U.S. match between 2023 U.S. Open champion Coco Goff (2nd in the world) and this year's Australian Open winner Madison Keys (8th in the world) is scheduled at 11 a.m., while in men's singles, the quarterfinals between Alexander Zverev (3rd in the world, Germany) and Novak Djokovic (6th in the world, Serbia) will be held at night during prime time.

Sabalenka said, "I want equal treatment for the men's and women's games," and stressed, "I think women's tennis is also worth playing on a bigger stage."

"Personally, it's not bad because I can finish the game early and enjoy sightseeing in downtown Paris in the afternoon," he said, adding, "This is an opinion for the development of women's tennis as a whole."

Earlier in the tournament, Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) also publicly expressed dissatisfaction with the issue of allocating the time zone for the women's game. 안전놀이터