Tennis spectators at the French Open have been banned from drinking alcohol in the stands at Roland Garros following Belgian star David Goffin’s complaint that a fan spat chewing gun at him. Organisers have acted quickly following Goffin’s complaint about the “disrespectful” crowd on Court 14 when he beat home favourite Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in five sets on Tuesday.
That’s for sure. So, umpires have quite an important role in this matter. “And definitely in terms of security, we’re going to try to see which people are maybe making trouble, because I think it’s a few individuals at some point that are overstepping.” Mauresmo said authorities were still trying to identify the person who spat gum at Goffin but added spectators had been thrown out at this year’s event.