CNN —Iga Świątek criticised the French Open crowd for shouting during points following her tense second-round victory against Naomi Osaka on Wednesday.
When you scream something during the rally or right before the return, it’s really, really hard to be focused … This is serious for us, we’re fighting our whole lives to be better and better and sometimes it’s just hard to accept that.
“Osaka vs Swiatek is a brilliant watch,” Andy Murray posted on X, adding that the sport should be doing more to promote the match.
CNN has contacted the French Open for comment regarding fan behaviour.
“It’s hard to have any logical thoughts because it was really intense and on a really high level,” Świątek told reporters.
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