Empty seats vs no seats available

cluckcluck · Jun 4, 2019

During Rafa's quarterfinal against Nishikori on Philippe Chatrier there were tons of seats available...almost like a first round.
On the other hand;
Not an empty seat on Suzanne-Lenglen during Federer v Wawrinka.

That's gotta say something.

ibbi · Jun 4, 2019

That, Mr. Anderson is the sound of inevitability.

TheIntrovert · Jun 4, 2019

Lenglen always produces the best matches

Deon Sanders · Jun 4, 2019

French organizers made another very wise choice

They always make the most wise choices

cluckcluck · Jun 4, 2019

The Blond Blur said:
Are Fed fans that insecure that they have to point out the size of the crowd at a player's match? I didn't know this was a d!ck measuring contest. What is says is that the Nadal Nishikori match was a forgone conclusion and most people knew that.

Or perhaps, it means that the French are bored of seeing the same style of play from the same guy.
No insecurities, just observations.

Bukmeikara · Jun 4, 2019

cluckcluck said:
Or perhaps, it means that the French are bored of seeing the same style of play from the same guy.
No insecurities, just observations.

Or one match is more interesting than the other?

Sudacafan · Jun 4, 2019

Bukmeikara said:
Or one match is more interesting than the other?

Wawrinka is more interesting to watch than Nishikori, duh.

Kalin · Jun 4, 2019

It was obvious to anyone that the Roger-Wawa match should have been on the main court. Anyone but the organizers, that is....

EloQuent · Jun 4, 2019

Obviously Fed/Wawa is going to have more interest. It's GOAT after 4 years v a francophone former champ. But to be fair, main court is often empty in many tournaments since tickets aren't transferable and a lot of fat cats buy tickets and don't show up.

Deon Sanders · Jun 4, 2019

EloQuent said:
Obviously Fed/Wawa is going to have more interest. It's GOAT after 4 years v a francophone former champ. But to be fair, main court is often empty in many tournaments since tickets aren't transferable and a lot of fat cats buy tickets and don't show up.

Picture from the first round of the 2018 US Open in a stadium that holds almost 10,000 more people than Chatrier

Otacon · Jun 4, 2019

All the tickets are sold out in the Chatrier. It's just that when the match is not very interesting, people in the RG stadium prefer to do something else.

titoelcolombiano · Jun 4, 2019

Nadal v Nishikori was never going to be a tense exciting match. Fed v Stan on clay was a highly anticipiated match-up.

skip1969 · Jun 4, 2019

No, it's not a contest to see who is most adored (unlike here where the battle has been raging for over a decade . . . and is tired as hell) . . . but one has to believe that the French are clamoring for a new champion. Nobody, fans, organizers, sponsors . . . wants to see the same thing every year. It slides your event into the realm of irrelevance as far as neutrals and potential new fans are concerned. The only people who want Nadal to win RG every year are Nadal fans.

And before the VB start crying, the same applies to Barcelona FC, or Real Madrid or Bayern, or ManU, or the Yankees, or Lakers, or any other dynastic player/team . . .

vernonbc · Jun 4, 2019

cluckcluck said:
During Rafa's quarterfinal against Nishikori on Philippe Chatrier there were tons of seats available...almost like a first round.
On the other hand;
Not an empty seat on Suzanne-Lenglen during Federer v Wawrinka.

That's gotta say something.

It says you're trolling because it's just not true. For most of the first set and all of the second set and half of the third Chatrier was full. Besides which, more people were watching Nadal/Nishikori because there are 15,000 seats in Chatrier and only 10,000 in Lenglen.

Terenigma · Jun 4, 2019

It tells us that a match between 2 players who have won this event is more exciting than a match between a bull and a delicate vase that will shatter to the sound of a fly farting. It was still the right decision to make imo, it's insulting to Nadal to put him anywhere but PC.

Otacon · Jun 5, 2019

McEnroe is really the guy that should run both the ATP and ITF

yokied · Jun 5, 2019

It's a bit of a worry when Mac and Boris are the voices of reason. I agree with everything they said. Summary:
1. Give the spectators a break, allow for people's lunches, consider seat warmers at reduced prices to keep people and the vibe in the stadium.
2. During the breaks, put some other entertainment on like music or juniors playing a set or two. I can't believe Mac didn't offer the services of the legends here.
3. No warm-up. The players can warm up, of course, just on another court. Have it like a fight - they come out, get introduced, flip a coin, then start swinging.

Luka888 · Jun 5, 2019

This is a good thread. I was wondering about the same thing. Too many empty seats and everything is sold out or they say so. JMac is a smart man. Boris too.

Raiden · Jul 2, 2019

Wimbledon is empty too -- this is it right now (not dinner or tea time so unlikely this emptiness is due to a whole bunch of people being stuck in a restaurant or something)

skip1969 · Jul 2, 2019

Raiden said:
Wimbledon is empty too -- this is it right now (not dinner or tea time so unlikely this emptiness is due to a whole bunch of people being stuck in a restaurant or something)

Nobody stuck around for this match . . . and can you blame them?

Also, there were seven men's matches going on at the same time. And the courts were full for lots of those.

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