As expected, Amélie Mauresmo was appointed this Thursday morning director of Roland-Garros to replace Guy Forget, who had announced his departure on Tuesday. The announcement was made by the President of the French Tennis Federation, Gilles Moretton, during a press conference held at the site of the Parisian Grand Slam tournament.
“We are very happy to announce that Amélie Mauresmo will be the new director of Roland-Garros at least until 2024, declared the boss of the FFT She is a woman of renown, influence and character, who likes to challenge and be challenged. “
🇫🇷 Amélie Mauresmo appointed Director of the Roland-Garros tournament. She is the first woman at the helm of Roland-Garros.#Roland Garros pic.twitter.com/6GvNw23Y7e
– Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) December 9, 2021
The former world number 1, who was named captain of the France Davis Cup team in June 2018 before resigning following the announcement of the format change, was for her part said to be “honored” to take the direction of this prestigious tournament. “It is a great pride, I will be up to it,” she promised.
“It didn’t take long to think about it,” added Mauresmo. I had major questions about my role, about what we thought a former player could bring, be a force for proposal. I immediately found communication and trust. “Not insignificant words, while Guy Forget had just justified his departure by” a communication that never existed with Gilles Moretton.