The Roland Garros cauldron, infamous for its partisan fervor, has once again become a crucible for non-French athletes, many of whom decry the gladiatorial atmosphere engendered by the crowd's vociferous support for their compatriots – a phenomenon likened, by some, to the intensity of a high-stakes football match; the uninhibited barracking, descending at times into outright vitriol, even prompted a ban on alcoholic beverages last season; Nicolás Jarry's excoriating assessment of his experience as "disgusting" underscores the psychological toll, while Amélie Mauresmo's palliative measures – bolstering security and empowering chair umpires to censure egregious misconduct – represent a tacit acknowledgement of the problem, even as players like Elise Mertens adopt a more phlegmatic stance, and Corentin Moutet counsels psychological resilience in the face of the home crowd's ardour.