With a capacity of 2,000 people, Roland Garros’ court 7 was small for the public demand at the debut of João Fonseca at the France Open.
The organization of the tournament had to call security guards to remove some fans, mostly Brazilians, who invaded the podium for journalists, accredited and people with disabilities.
Disagreeing, these fans claimed to have been in line five hours and paid admission. Roland Garros’s ticket, however, is not guaranteed to watch any match on any court.
The departure of Fonseca began at 19:24 places (14:24 in Brazil). However, more than two hours earlier, Brazilians began to occupy the stands during the previous game between Russian Andrei Rublev and South African Lloyd Harris. In a short time, extensive queues were formed at the entrance of block 7.
Hundreds of viewers watched the standing match behind the stands at the bottom of the court. The organization was able to control the threat of turmoil in time for the start of the game.
During the heating of the players, a small group of fans rehearsed a chorus of “Olê Olê Olê Hello, Lula, Lula”. They were quickly drowned out by boos and shouts from another group, who exchanged “Lula” for “John” in the choir, amid laughs from another part of the fans.
When Gustavo Kuerten was at the height, it was common to hear the choir “Olê Olê Olê Hello, Guga, Guga” choir.
