Under the spotlight, Cédric Pioline, the tournament director, has redirected the blame to Bercy by pointing out the undeniable fact of the outdated facilities. The central court, currently the fourth largest tennis court in the world with its 15,500 seats, is obviously not the issue. It is rather the inadequate Court 2 and Court 3, with only 500 and 400 seating capacity respectively, where there should be at least 2500 seats, and their low ceilings. “We are likely cramped in the current conditions,” Pioline clearly stated. “This is an event that needs to grow because it is extremely successful. In another venue, we would have all the necessary facilities to organize a Masters 1000 like the one we know.”
