00:00 I've heard several players complain about the atmosphere, that it was too much,
00:03 that it was looking like a football match. Well, that's what's cool about football, no?
00:08 David Goffin had to face a crowd that was supporting the French player during the whole match
00:17 and after the match he said that the atmosphere here was unhealthy and that was happening only
00:24 in France. I completely understand what he had to go through and I know how difficult it is.
00:29 I've been in that situation, not as a player but as a coach, with people around me very
00:34 aggressive during a match. So I understand completely again his emotion but definitely
00:39 it is not unhealthy. It's super healthy. This is sports, this is passion. Some guys maybe have
00:46 completely inappropriate behaviours. It's a very little minority of people. Those people have to
00:52 be taken out but generally speaking you can't say that and that it happens only in France is
00:57 completely untrue. Also, I've been travelling around the world for so many years and when you're
01:02 in Spain against a Spanish player, in Italy against an Italian, in South America against
01:06 South American players, you live the same thing everywhere. People are supporting their home
01:10 favourites. You always have a few people who are crossing the line. I've been insulted almost
01:14 in every stadium in the world. Also even in Wimbledon when my player was playing against
01:19 a British player. So this happens everywhere. Is it acceptable? No. Those people again,
01:23 those fans that are crossing the line have to be taken out but the atmosphere, we can do
01:27 nothing against it and that's a good thing because again this brings passion for our sport.
01:32 Not everyone knows tennis, not everyone is a tennis fan, not everyone realises that it can
01:36 be disturbing. Not everyone can control themselves during the point. They're excited, they express
01:41 their excitement and in a way it's cool. There is great atmosphere. I've heard several players
01:46 complain about the atmosphere, that it was too much, that it was looking like a football match.
01:51 Well, that's what's cool about football, no? That the atmosphere is unbelievable,
01:54 that the fans are crazy, that there is a bit of extreme things but extreme emotions. That's
01:59 why people watch sports because they want to feel emotions. When you have a crazy crowd like
02:04 in Davies Cup, who doesn't like it? We all love it. During the match between Stan Vavrinka and
02:09 Kotov, it was midnight, the crowd was crazy and that was so cool to watch. There was so much
02:16 passion for that sport. This is what we need. Of course, more of this. No extreme behaviours,
02:22 set up a limit but more passion.
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