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France Télévisions president Delphine Ernotte has expressed her anger after Roland-Garros decided to leave the broadcast of the Nadal-Djokovic quarter-final to Amazon Prime Video.
Amélie Mauresmo, the tournament director, reacted to reduce the pressure between the two historical partners.
New in what has become a soap opera: the controversy surrounding the broadcast of the Nadal-Djokovic match on the Amazon Prime Video streaming platform.
This time, it was Amélie Mauresmo who reacted, in response to the anger of the president of France Télévisions Delphine Ernotte.
Le Figaro
had reported remarks made during a meeting.
The president of France Télévisions said she was deeply shocked by the decision to broadcast the match of the two legends on Amazon and not on France Télévisions, which would have allowed access to a wider audience.
A decision taken by Amélie Mauresmo, director of the Roland-Garros tournament.
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Delphine Ernotte "very angry" with Amélie Mauresmo
Upon learning of Delphine Ernotte's anger, Amélie Mauresmo went to chat with her.
She says she was able to "burst the abscess".
She describes a "very angry" Delphine Ernotte.
But "after three quarters of an hour, it was more peaceful," says the former tennis champion.
This discussion was important for Amélie Mauresmo, who wants to "not get angry with France Télévisions".
The director of Roland-Garros also justified her choice to journalists.
"I had the impression that there was no good solution. As much on the other programming, it was quite clear, as much there, it was more vague", she explained.