Gael Monfils, meanwhile, insisted that he “didn’t mind” the venue which can hold up to 500 rowdy fans. Many of whom were bizarrely meowing loudly at Pavlyuchenkova, forcing the 32-year-old to lose her focus.
The 2021 French Open finalist believes that certain traditional values should be adhered to, especially at Majors, which includes strict rules on fan behaviour during matches.
“I was actually thinking during the match, ‘What was the idea behind it?’ – yeah okay, maybe of course, for the fans, it’s super fun for them,” she added. “But tennis is a special sport in a way. It’s not like baseball, or other sports where you can eat and walk around, or like basketball. It is completely different. It’s very quiet in a way. So yeah, that was really uncomfortable.”
