Amelie Mauresmo says French Open organisers will address problem of empty seats
Qinwen Zheng played Aryna Sabalenka in front of empty seats (Lindsey Wasson/AP)
Mauresmo said: 'We are aware of this, and we will definitely work on the solutions that we can find for the future.
'In two weeks we have our debrief all together and definitely talk about these subjects and see how we can make it work better.'
The lack of women's matches in the prime-time night sessions remains a hot topic but Mauresmo once again stressed that is purely down to men's best-of-five set matches being longer, ensuring value for money for ticket holders.
'I think we wouldn't be having this conversation if we would have the same format for both games, because in my opinion it's the length or the possible length of the match that is making it hard for us in terms of scheduling,' she added.'
Amelie Mauresmo oversaw the 2025 tournament (Christophe Ena/AP)
The French Open remains the last of the four grand slams to still use line judges rather than electric line calling, which is currently considered not reliable on clay.
Former Wimbledon champion Mauresmo said the standard of line judging was good at the tournament, but admitted the issue still remains up for discussion.
'Generally speaking, we had a very high level and this is a very great satisfaction for us, because, as you know, we are the last of the Mohicans to some extent with the line judges,' she said.
'We will be looking at it again this year, in what way would there not be line judges next year. I don't really have the answer to that, but we will look at that question.'
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