If he lost in four sets against the British Fearnley, the Montpellier Arthur Cazaux made a name for himself during the second round of the Australian Open.
The scene was rather unusual. Right in the middle of their match, the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime and the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina had to change courts because of the supporters of Montpellier’s Arthur Cazaux, who were far too noisy.
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A somewhat exceptional situation which the protagonists returned to at a press conference. “It was the crowd next door, but ultimately that’s not the problem, Auger-Aliassime explained. They encourage between points, they follow their match, it’s ok. I told the organizers: don’t put a match right next to it, it’s more than disruptive, it’s not possible to play. I’ve never seen that in tennis. Right in the middle of the point, it screams like it’s on our court, it’s impossible. I told them there are other courts available, we’ll wait.”
“I love it”
Enough to bring a smile back to Arthur Cazaux, who also reacted after his elimination against the Scottish Fearnsley (3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3). “I learned that after the match, it made me laugh a little, especially since Félix, I know him well, reacted the Montpellier resident. After my first match, he said to me: holy hell, I was next to you, it was horrible, all the noise”. And the Héraultais continued at a press conference: “It’s not cool on the part of the organizers. It’s quite special to have this kind of atmosphere at ATP or Grand Slam tournaments. The public is on board on every point. I don’t know what They turn the supporters who were there, with me, but it was impressive, the energy they put into each point, whether I won or lost, always there to support me. I love it, I love it. I love this kind of atmosphere, it gives me a lot of energy. I imagine that it must not be obvious, I put myself in the place of Fokina or Félix, I think that would make me crack.”
