Pressure on the journalist at Roland Garros

Jose Morón | 21 May 2026 | 13.21

**Upsetting** the journalist as a pressure tactic at Roland Garros. Photo: Getty

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Last night, I read with disbelief the pressure measure that the tennis players will take at this Roland Garros 2026, in a joint decision not to speak with the press beyond 15 minutes, nor interact with social media, and only do the necessary flash interviews. They are cutting ties with the press as a strong measure to improve their prize money for next year. I don't understand any of this.

In the end, all they are doing is harming the journalist, not the tournament. How could it affect Roland Garros or Amelie Mauresmo if Sabalenka, Djokovic, or Sinner don't speak to the press on Media Day beyond 15 minutes? I'll tell you: it wouldn't. What would affect Amelie, the tournament director, is if they refuse to play, don't attend, skip the tournament's presentation events, go on strike, or boycott the start of the tournament. Yes, not making a video for social media after a match.

Harming the journalist as a pressure measure

In the end, the one who will lose out in all of this is the journalist. The one who often pays for their own flight and hotel, spends more than 12 hours daily at the venue in endless days, and doesn't earn anywhere close to what a tennis player does, but is still there. That journalist just wants the chance to ask a player something to send their radio or written piece to the newspaper or website, but the tennis players have decided that by shutting off the faucet on Media Day, it can serve as pressure, annoying the one who is not at fault in all of this.

My opinion regarding this decision made by the tennis players at Roland Garros.

I think it's great that they want to stir things up trying to fight for their rights and push for a higher % of prize money, but I don't see the point in not talking to the press as a show of force.

Don't… https://t.co/330x6WkVDS
— José Morón (@jmgmoron) May 21, 2026

Without journalists, there wouldn't be those viral videos from press rooms with interesting questions, now that it's so trendy to post clips of press conferences, nor would there be statements, stories sold about the players, and no one would know what goes on at a tournament of this caliber.

Pushing to improve their conditions and fight for their rights, yes, but there are other paths to take, not the one that harms the only one in this film who is not to blame for anything. I hope they reconsider this measure, which makes no sense at all.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Joder al periodista como medida de presión en Roland Garros