AFP Sport looks at three talking points as the sport heads into June:
Fans in or out at US Open and Roland Garros?
— In 2019, the US Open attracted a record crowd of almost 740,000 to its sprawling Billie Jean King Tennis Centre in New York.
The French Open last year at Roland Garros brought in 520,000 paying customers.
However, the 2020 editions of the two remaining Grand Slam events on the calendar will look very different with the chance of them being played behind closed doors a real possibility to avoid the spread of the coronavirus.
Roger Federer, whose 20-Grand Slam title haul includes five titles at the US Open and one in Paris, is not keen on seeing rows and rows of empty seats.
“I can’t bear to see an empty stadium. I hope that won’t happen,” the Swiss star was quoted as saying by Brazilian media recently.
Two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova said she too has no desire to play a Slam with without spectators.
“I would like to play another Grand Slam, but if it’s like this, I’d rather cancel them,” Kvitova said.
“Playing without fans who are our engine doesn’t look nice to me and the Grand Slam doesn’t deserve it.”
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