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Amazon has exclusive TV broadcast rights in
France for the night sessions, which are taking place for the
first time at Roland Garros. The late matches are being played
without fans on Court Philippe-Chatrier because of the 9 p.m.
curfew.
"Our match was definitely the match of the day, so Roland Garros
preferred Amazon to people," said Medvedev, who lost 6-3 7-6(3)
7-5 to Tsitsipas. "It's easy as that."
Tournament director Guy Forget told the Tennis Majors https://www.tennismajors.com/roland-garros-news/exclusive-roland-garros-night-sessions-could-start-earlier-in-2022-415756.html
website last week organisers had a "commitment" with Amazon to
put the match of the day in the night session slot.
Medvedev said the decision was driven by money and that it
reminded him of the 'Drive to Survive' documentary series about
Formula One, where the 2020 Australian Grand Prix was set to
take place despite a COVID-19 outbreak in the paddock.
"When the pandemic started, they were in Australia ready to race
and they asked Lewis Hamilton what he thought about racing in
the conditions the world was in right now," Medvedev said.
"He said, 'I don't know what we are doing here'. So they asked
him, 'Why do you think they make you race?' He said 'Cash is
King'.
"It was the same here."
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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