Overview

• Ons Jabeur called the absence of women’s matches in the late-evening slot “sad” and said it undermines the status of women’s sports.
• Gilles Moretton, president of the French Tennis Federation, defends scheduling the “best match” at night while saying there could be “a few” women’s fixtures depending on player matchups.
• Since the 2022 launch of the 8:15pm night session, only two of 33 matches have been women’s singles and none have been played under the lights since June 4, 2023.
• Coco Gauff suggests most women would prefer earlier prime-time slots, proposing that women’s matches be scheduled at 6:30pm or 7:00pm instead.
• The WTA has urged a balanced distribution of men’s and women’s matches in premium time slots while Amazon Prime’s exclusive broadcast deal shapes the tournament’s schedule.