PARIS: French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo, a former WTA world No. 1, said men's match-ups had greater "appeal", because of which only one of the 10 prime-time slots (night matches) had gone to the women at Roland Garros.
On a similar note, 18 of 20 early matches on the Court Suzanne Lenglen and Philippe Chatrier, which are scheduled at a time when fans are still getting to the grounds and when TV viewers are otherwise engaged, have been women's matches.
