PARIS (Reuters) - French Open organisers asked employees to fill empty corporate seats for Saturday's men's semi-final and start of the women's final, demanding they stay 'discreet' and take off their accreditation once seated, Reuters learned on Sunday. The stadium was not full, for example, when 11-times French Open champion Rafael Nadal and 20-times Grand Slam winner Roger Federer started their semi-final on Friday. Organisers said on Sunday that they were considering implementing an 'overbooking' system similar to airlines and hotels to make sure that seats are occupied. [nL8N23G09R]On Saturday, however, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) offered employees the chance to watch the action in unoccupied boxes. The French tennis federation (FFT) did not immediately comment when contacted by Reuters.

Source: The Star June 09, 2019 13:41 UTC