Taylor Fritz had a difficult task in the second round of Roland Garros: the ninth seed faced not only an opponent, but also a hostile crowd.

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Taylor Fritz, conflict with the public at Roland Garros

8th in the ATP rating, Fritz met the Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech (78 ATP), and the fans at the Suzanne-Lenglen arena did everything possible to make the American’s task difficult (booing, singing the French national anthem).

Taylor dropped the first set 6-2, but came back to win the next three, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. Thus, 28 representatives of France were eliminated from Roland Garros (men and women).

Taylor responded to the fans by putting a finger to his mouth before walking over to shake hands with his opponent at the net.

It is not surprising that this gesture was not liked by those present in the stands, who whistled during the interview of the American on the field.

“The crowd was so great, I had to let it warm me up. They were cheering me on so much that I wanted to make sure I won. Thanks guys” – Taylor Fritzduring the field interview.

In the next round, Fritz will meet the Argentine Francisco Cerundolo (23rd seed). Probably, the American will not have a very good reception in this game either.

The Roland Garros tournament takes place from May 28 to June 11, has a total prize pool of 49.6 million euros, and is the 127th tournament. Iga Sviatek and Rafael Nadal (14-time winner in Paris) became the champions of the title.