France, May 31 -- Tournament director Amelie Mauresmo outlined the official line on the lack of women's matches featuring in the night sessions and the self write-off Iga Swiatek reaches the last-16.

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Tournament director Amelie Mauresmo said it was impossible to tick every box as she responded to questions about the lack of women's matches in the night session.The first six night sessions of the 2025 French Open have all involved men's matches. No women have played in the evening since Aryna Sabalenka beat Sloane Stephens in the fourth round two years ago."The message has never been that the girls are not worthy to play at night," said Mauresmo, who is a former world number one tennis player. "We are talking about po...