Just got back from 8 days at the FO. Saw Andreeva, Rublev, Rune, Musetti, Schnieder, Alexandrova, Vondersova, Kudermentova, Greekspoor, Baptiste, Ostepenko and Ethan Quinn. (Not spelling all that mess correctly).
Thoughts:
1. No booze on the court at RG is brutal. My daughter and I were chugging Stella between sets. Fucking degenerates.)
2. the Women are so much more powerful than I thought, or even then they were 5 years ago at the US open, the last time I went to a major. They are very big and powerful. Massive legs.
3. Sat right behind Andreeva, and the signature lice are awful. Halfway through the end of what may or may not be the final set, the 8-14 year old kids (and some adults) start flooding the forward seats with balls and paraphernalia in hops of a signature. It sucks. They worm into every available free space. Makes for an awful 30-45 minutes
3. Musetti is the most graceful player I've seen live (never say Federer play live). He glides. He's also the real deal. The one-handed back-hand is almost discordant to see live.
4. French open only having one mens match for night session is bullshit. If you ever go to the french open, buy day sessions. Much better bang for your buck.
5. Do NOT got to the french open when PSG wins the Champions League and the entire town riots. We had a couple sketchy nights getting home from the stadium, and getting TO the stadium once we saw roving gangs evading hordes of French motorcycle benny-hilling across the highway. Daytime fires/looting. It was a trip.
6. In general, the crowds, the sponsors and the organizers were top notch and very friendly.