• 6 months ago
Patrick Mouratoglou a répondu aux commentaires de David Goffin sur le public de Roland-Garros, l’entraîneur de Holger Rune estimant que la passion est essentielle dans le sport.

Après avoir affronté le Français Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard au premier tour, Goffin a déclaré que l’atmosphère de Roland-Garros était “malsaine” et que cela “n’arrivait qu’en France.”

“Je comprends parfaitement ce qu’il a dû traverser”, a déclaré Mouratoglou. “Je sais à quel point c’est difficile. J’ai connu cette situation, non pas en tant que joueur, mais en tant qu’entraîneur.”

Mouratoglou estime toutefois que ce type d’engagement intense de la part des fans n’est pas malsain – c’est du sport ! “La meilleure partie du tennis, c’est l’émotion, et c’est quelque chose que nous devrions avoir plus, pas moins.”

“J’ai entendu plusieurs joueurs se plaindre de l’ambiance, que c’était trop, que cela ressemblait à un match de football”, explique l’entraîneur. “C’est ce qui est bien dans le football, non ?”

LES MOMENTS CLÉS DE L’ŒIL DU COACH SUR LE PUBLIC À ROLAND-GARROS
0.13 – Goffin face à un joueur français
0.25 – Mouratoglou raconte son expérience des foules difficiles
0.38 – Mouratoglou n’est pas d’accord avec l’affirmation de Goffin selon laquelle les foules turbulentes sont malsaines
0:50 – “Il y a une minorité de fans qui se comportent de manière problématique, et nous devons prendre des mesures contre eux.”
0:58 – “Il n’y a pas qu’en France qu’il y a des supporters impolis, il y en a partout dans le monde.”
1:33 – “Tout le monde ne connaît pas le tennis, et certains ne peuvent pas se contrôler lors des moments forts – nous ne pouvons pas empêcher cela.”
1:48 – “Le sport, c’est l’émotion.”
2:09 – “L’ambiance de Stan Wawrinka contre Pavel Kotov était fantastique, personne ne s’est plaint.”

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00:00 I've heard several players complain about the atmosphere, that it was too much,
00:03 that it was looking like a football match. Well, that's what's cool about football, no?
00:08 David Goffin had to face a crowd that was supporting the French player during the whole match
00:17 and after the match he said that the atmosphere here was unhealthy and that was happening only
00:24 in France. I completely understand what he had to go through and I know how difficult it is.
00:29 I've been in that situation, not as a player but as a coach, with people around me very
00:34 aggressive during a match. So I understand completely again his emotion but definitely
00:39 it is not unhealthy. It's super healthy. This is sports, this is passion. Some guys maybe have
00:46 completely inappropriate behaviours. It's a very little minority of people. Those people have to
00:52 be taken out but generally speaking you can't say that and that it happens only in France is
00:57 completely untrue. Also, I've been travelling around the world for so many years and when you're
01:02 in Spain against a Spanish player, in Italy against an Italian, in South America against
01:06 South American players, you live the same thing everywhere. People are supporting their home
01:10 favourites. You always have a few people who are crossing the line. I've been insulted almost
01:14 in every stadium in the world. Also even in Wimbledon when my player was playing against
01:19 a British player. So this happens everywhere. Is it acceptable? No. Those people again,
01:23 those fans that are crossing the line have to be taken out but the atmosphere, we can do
01:27 nothing against it and that's a good thing because again this brings passion for our sport.
01:32 Not everyone knows tennis, not everyone is a tennis fan, not everyone realises that it can
01:36 be disturbing. Not everyone can control themselves during the point. They're excited, they express
01:41 their excitement and in a way it's cool. There is great atmosphere. I've heard several players
01:46 complain about the atmosphere, that it was too much, that it was looking like a football match.
01:51 Well, that's what's cool about football, no? That the atmosphere is unbelievable,
01:54 that the fans are crazy, that there is a bit of extreme things but extreme emotions. That's
01:59 why people watch sports because they want to feel emotions. When you have a crazy crowd like
02:04 in Davies Cup, who doesn't like it? We all love it. During the match between Stan Vavrinka and
02:09 Kotov, it was midnight, the crowd was crazy and that was so cool to watch. There was so much
02:16 passion for that sport. This is what we need. Of course, more of this. No extreme behaviours,
02:22 set up a limit but more passion.

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