'He's refusing to go!' - Astonishing scenes as fan refuses to be thrown out during French Open match

There were surreal scenes on day one of the French Open as a fan refused to be thrown out after disrupting Maria Sakkari's match against Clara Burel. Sakkari was serving for the match at 6-2 5-3 up when the incident occurred, although there had been a lead-up to it with the fan causing the Greek player to have to stop before serving. Ad/> As repeated pleas from the umpire for the crowd to be quiet followed as the supporter left both players frustrated, Sakkari had to pull up and wait for silence again and again.

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«That is not what you need when you are trying to serve out a match,» noted Eurosport commentator Miles Maclagan as boos rang out around the arena. «Another vacant seat...» «Yeah, this is too much,» agreed Chris Bradnam. «Has he been removed?» «They are saying it is better to wait until the situation has been resolved.

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