Want more spotlight? Get better, Bacsinszky tells women

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros - Eugenie Bouchard of Canada vs Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland. - Paris, France - 26/05/16. Timea Bacsinsky reacts. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

PARIS (Reuters) - Timea Bacsinszky has a simple message for women players wanting more of the media spotlight -- get better.

The Swiss eighth seed is used to living in the shadow of Roger Federer and reigning French Open champion Stan Wawrinka although she made headlines last year at Roland Garros when she reached the semi-finals before losing to Serena Williams.