French Open bosses forced to beef up security with police all around Roland Garros ahead of Champions League final
FRENCH OPEN bosses have beefed up security around the tennis premises ahead of a possible Champions League win by Paris Saint-Germain.
Close to Roland Garros is the Parc des Princes – home of the French champions – and a watch party will take place there tonight for fans to see on TV the final clash in Munich against Inter Milan.
Yet at the same time, Novak Djokovic – a three-time Roland Garros winner – will play the evening match against Austrian qualifier Filip Misolic on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
Tournament director Amelie Mauresmo said: “The fact that there’s the Champions League final won’t change much for us anyway.
“We are very happy for PSG. We’re trying to do our job organising this tournament.
“Fifteen thousand people will come over here to watch tennis. We’ll try to give them the best possible match.
“All around Roland Garros there will be police department teams that will be rolled out. Also safety arrangements will be set-up.
"Outside the police department and prefecture have done everything, scheduled everything. They’re used to that kind of event.”
Defending champion Iga Swiatek equalled Justine Henin’s mark of 24 consecutive French Open wins with a 6-2 7-5 victory over Romanian Jaqueline Cristian.
World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka demolished Serbian Olga Danilovic 6-2 6-3 in round three.
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Meanwhile, Bayern's Allianz Arena is being renamed for the final.
It will be called the "Munich Football Arena" as Uefa regulations state the home club must provide a "clean stadium" for fixtures.
This means there must be no branding or sponsor in the name of the stadium for Uefa competitions.
