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French Open organisers ban alcohol in stands after Goffin incident
Belgium's David Goffin plays a shot against Germany's Alexander Zverev during their second round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, May 30, 2024

FRENCH OPEN chiefs today banned spectators from drinking alcohol in the stands at Roland Garros after a fan spat chewing gum at David Goffin.

Belgian veteran Goffin beat Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in five sets on Court 14 on Tuesday.

But afterwards he hit out at the boisterous partisan crowd, claiming one fan even spat their gum towards him.

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