It was a strange scene when father Kenin left his seat at the deserted giant arena Philippe-Chatrier (takes 14,840 spectators) in Paris, where the few spectators who were in place sat quite scattered to socially distance themselves, and sat directly next to Fiona Ferros coach Emmanuel Planque.
From his new place, where both coaches were wearing mouth guards, Kenin's father coached his daughter and received a warning from the referee because it is not allowed in Grand Slam tournaments.
- He tried to help me, but he just sat there and it helped.
There is nothing more to say about it, says 21-year-old Kenin and tries to shift focus from the father.
Kenin: Her coach was in the wrong section
- I wonder why her coach was in the section that is intended for higher seeded players.
He would sit on the other side.
I do not understand why he sat there, says Kenin about Ferro's coach.
After the unexpected courtship of her coach, Ferro, the last French player to go out of the singles in Paris (both men and women), laughed at the event.
- After the match, he (Planque) told me that I did not get rid of Sofia and that he did not get rid of her father, says 49-ranked Ferro.