The third round of the men's hiding strokes at the French Open will clash with the crucial Champions League final of Paris Saint-Germain against Inter Milan on Saturday evening
French open organizers will be forced on Saturday to tackle an unwanted clash of sports schedules, whereby the final of the Champions League causes problems on and outside the field. Paris Saint-Germain will compete against Inter Milan in the largest club match of European football in Munich and the game will certainly disrupt events in the French capital.
PSG strive for the Champions League trophy for the first time on Saturday evening and their pursuit of glory has caused some conflicts for players. Les Parisiens are followed by a handful of players who compete on Roland Garros, including Arthur Fils, who comes from a suburb of Paris.
Fils plays Jaume Munar in the second round of the French Open on Thursday, knowing that the victory could bring him a painful schedule with his beloved PSG on Saturday evening. “I plan to go to the competition,” Fils joked when he was asked about the possible issue.
“No, it's a huge final. I will watch it from my room. I don't want to waste energy on it, but I will be fully invested.” He then joked: “Let me play my game on Thursday, then I will take a word with Amelie,” referring to the tournament director Amelie Mauresmo.
Apart from a joke, it is a problem for Maursmo to consider, with attendees for the third round races on Saturday evening that may take a hit, with thousands of parisiens instead choose to view PSG vs Inter in the bars of the city.
PSG star Ousmane Dembele was with the French Open Ladeceremony, while his teammates Achraf Fakimi, Nuno Mendes, Desire Done and Joao Neves lived to Roland Garros on Monday to watch the first round game of Carlos Alcaraz.
Dembele is a friend of colleague -Fransman Ugo Humbert, who plays Great -Britain on Thursday in the second round in the second round and hopes for a morning game on Saturday when he gets through. “More like the beginning of the day,” he smiled when he was asked about the collision. “While we recover – 11 hours is very good!”
Gael Monfils will play the British no. 1 Jack Draper for a place in the third round on Thursday, but even if he loses there is another potential problem, with his wife Elina Svitolina also in the competition. “At the moment I don't have a ticket (for the final in Munich),” he said. 'But you shouldn't forget that I have my wife. Getting a ticket is no problem, [but] We will also have to see if I can go. “
Defending champion Alcaraz is perhaps a fan of Real Madrid, but he supports PSG on Saturday night. “Of course I will look at it,” he said. 'I watch football, I watch him [Dembele] Much as a big fan of La Liga, and when you played in Barcelona, ​​you made some problems and some pain for us [Real Madrid].
“Yes, I'm going to watch the final. And to be honest, I told everyone that I support PSG this time.”
Jannik Sinner said: 'As an Italian I say it would be fun to see an Italian team win. [PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi] Donnarumma is here too. We have been good friends for a long time, we know each other well and for me it was an honor to see him in my box. “