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Tiafoe wants crowds to talk and move, Maxime hunts for who invented the silence

Ahead of his US Open semi-final against Ben Shelton on Friday, Frances Tiafoe asked that tennis let spectators talk, move and take part, pointing to basketball and football as examples.

September 11, 2026by Maxime

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crowd etiquette

Tiafoe wants crowds to talk and move, Maxime hunts for who invented the silence