Exclusive: French Open organisers ask employees to fill empty seats on main court


Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 9, 2019. Spain's Rafael Nadal and Austria's Dominic Thiem warm up before their final match. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

PARIS (Reuters) - French Open organisers asked employees to fill empty corporate seats for Saturday's men's semi-final and start of the women's final, demanding they stay 'discreet' and take off their accreditation once seated, Reuters learned on Sunday.

Seats and boxes set aside for officials and corporate sponsors are often empty on Roland Garros's main Philippe Chatrier court around lunchtime, as ticket holders enjoy the hospitality on offer rather than the tennis.

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