Non-French athletes competing against French opponents at Roland Garros have lamented the overtly partisan atmosphere, characterizing the experience as akin to the cauldron of a high-stakes football match. This palpable hostility, manifested through cacophonous barrages of jeers, whistles, and invective, compelled tournament organizers last year to enact a prohibition on alcohol consumption within the spectator areas, an attempt to mitigate the more egregious displays of unsportsmanlike conduct.

Testimonies from certain athletes, exemplified by the Chilean Nicolás Jarry, have characterized their on-court experiences as viscerally repugnant, with some going so far as to deem them the nadir of their careers. In response to this perceived pattern of deleterious spectator conduct, tournament director Amélie Mauresmo asserted the implementation of enhanced security protocols and the conferral of augmented discretionary latitude upon officiating personnel to intercede and formally censure untoward behaviour. Conversely, not all competitors evinced susceptibility to this antagonistic ambiance, with the Belgian Elise Mertens dismissing it as an inherent and unremarkable facet of professional tennis. Echoing a sentiment of pragmatic resignation, the French player Corentin Moutet acknowledged the exigencies incumbent upon competing on home soil, advocating for an acquired stoicism in the face of such pressures.