Event director Amelie Mauresmo has promised there shall be no growth of cameras in participant areas at Roland Garros this 12 months.
Iga Swiatek stated gamers had been being watched “like animals within the zoo” at January’s Australian Open.
Coco Gauff known as for extra privateness after being caught on digital camera smashing her racquet at Melbourne Park, and Pegula described the fixed filming as an “invasion of privateness”.
“The broadcasters wish to know extra about gamers – it is true,” Mauresmo stated on the information convention in Paris.
“However we wish to keep the respect for his or her privateness. They should have a personal space, so we cannot change on that stance.”
Some gamers can even be glad to know they are going to be allowed to put on authorised health trackers for the primary time at Roland Garros.
Aryna Sabalenka, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz had been all requested to take away units earlier than matches on the Australian Open, however a trial has now been agreed which can lengthen to Wimbledon and the US Open.
Monitoring know-how may also help monitor an individual’s sleep, pressure, stress and coronary heart, and has been allowed on the WTA and ATP Excursions for a while.
One custom which can stay at Roland Garros for at the very least one other 12 months is line judges.
The opposite three Grand Slams have launched digital line calling (ELC) lately, and it has been necessary on the ATP Tour since 2025.
However Gilles Moretton, the president of the FFT, maintains the know-how is way from good and that line judges play a significant function within the ecosystem of French tennis.
“We glance round, we see what’s going on elsewhere, we see that it is not good – there is a 10% margin of error,” Moretton claimed.
“We noticed it in Madrid final 12 months. There was an image taken by a participant [Alexander Zverev – of a mark on the clay].
“However we have now tournaments each weekend, each week. We’d like these individuals, they do an exquisite job.
“On clay, we’re fortunate as a result of we will have the footprints of the balls.”
