This is of course an interesting question: Should the French Open 2020 actually take place in late September, but without spectators - would Cedric Pioline be on the court in fine twine to conduct the interviews with the respective winners of the matches? Did he wear a face mask? Would the talks take place in a long-distance manner like last weekend in the German Bundesliga?

Well, the traditionally second Grand Slam tournament of the year would have to be held first. What Pioline, who had stood in the Wimbledon and US Open finals during his career, vehemently supports in an interview with Europe 1. "Our priority must be that Roland Garros takes place, that tennis comes back," said the former number five in the world. "Even if we deeply regret that we play behind closed doors."

Pioline - energy comes from the ranks

The disadvantages are, of course, obvious. "There is a psychological connection with the fans. We players can benefit from this in two ways, for or against us, it is an energy source, it influences the course of a match. There were players who liked to speak to the referee, the audience became active. It was a dream to compete against such players. "

Probably especially in Roland Garros, where the fans have a known thin thread of patience with players who express their displeasure about supposedly wrong referee decisions on the pitch unfiltered. Hopefully in 2020 at least in front of empty stands.