Roland garros calendar. Roland Garros: Without Sharapova and Federer, but with tireless Nadal
Roland Garros is the French Open Tennis Championship. This is one of the four major tennis tournaments in the world!
Which include, in addition to Paris, the Australian Open, London Wimbledon tournament and the US Open. These four oldest tournaments are also called tournaments Grand Slam. The name of the tournaments (in English - Grand Slam tournaments) is consonant with the old Russian word helmet (in English slam). Previously, the term "grand slam" originated in the card game bridge and was borrowed by tennis players. Winning a Grand Slam means winning each of the tournaments listed earlier in one season. This is the highest, practically unattainable goal for all athletes! Above only the "Golden Slam" - "Grand Slam" plus the gold of the Olympic Games.Only six tennis players managed to achieve the Grand Slam. And the golden helmet was won only once! This was achieved by the German tennis player Steffi Graf in 1988. The only "Grand Slam" in junior competitions was won in 1983 by the Swede Stefan Edberg. Interestingly, no one has ever received any special prize or award!
The Paris tournament was named after the French military pilot Roland Garros, who in 1913 became the first pilot to cross the Mediterranean. Garros was fond of rugby and played for the French club Stade France. But Roland was not only a pilot and sportsman, but also an inventor and designer! He was the first to propose a device that allowed firing from a machine gun located behind the aircraft's leading propeller - he combined the machine gun with the longitudinal axis of the airframe. So it became easier for military pilots to simultaneously control the aircraft and aim at the enemy. Roland Garros died in action at the age of 29, in October 1918.
The first championship of France was held almost 125 years ago, in 1891 on grass courts. sports club Stade Francais. Soon, tennis players became crowded on the old grounds, and the club built new courts in 1928, and named them after the legendary teammate. And later the championship itself was also called the Roland Garros tournament. Now the central court of the tennis complex can accommodate 15,000 spectators.
The tournament is held annually for two weeks in late May - early June.
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Roland Garros 2017 is the 116th edition of the French Open Tennis Championship, in which both professional athletes as well as amateurs. The competition will be the second major tennis tournament this calendar year. Roland Garros is part of the Grand Slam series. Therefore, the winner of the French championship will not only replenish his collection of trophies, but can also take another step towards victory in the Grand Slam. Who will be this lucky one, or maybe there will be several of them? Read about this and other aspects of this competition in our sports review!
Where and when to watch Roland Garros 2017
The championship is traditionally hosted by Paris. Tennis matches are organized on the territory of the Roland Garros sports complex. At the same time, the most important meetings take place on two courts: Philippe Chatrier and Suzanne Lenglen. The first site accommodates 15,000 fans, and the second - 10,000.
In addition to the courts, you can watch tennis matches on the square, next to the Paris City Hall. There, every year, a special fan zone is created with a large screen on which the matches of the tournament are broadcast. All other tennis fans who do not have the opportunity to see their idols live will always be able to join television broadcasts. As for the timing, the tournament lasts two weeks. It takes place in late May - early June each year. Last season fell on the segment May 22 - June 5.
Participants of the French Open Tennis Championship 2017
Hundreds of athletes take part in the competition. All of them are divided into 9 categories: 5 adults and 4 juniors. Fans are primarily interested in adult categories:
- men's singles;
- women's single;
- men's steam room;
- women's steam room;
- mixed.
The competition precedes qualifying tournament between players who cannot qualify for the final part of the competition due to a low ATP rating. Their initial number in each qualifying category can be up to 60. Based on the results of the selection, the 16 best athletes / couples go to the main stage of the competition.
However, the main stars of the tournament go to the championship by default. In 2016, only among women at Roland Garros were the following big names:
- Serena Williams;
- Agnieszka Radwańska;
- Angelique Kerber;
- Garbine Muguruza;
- Victoria Azarenko;
- Simona Halep;
- Roberta Vinci;
- Timea Bachinsky;
- Venus Williams;
- Peter Kvitov.
Men at Roland Garros 2016 were represented by no less significant figures:
- Novak Djokovic;
- Andy Murray;
- Stanislav Vavrinka;
- Rafael Nadal;
- Kei Nishikori;
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga;
- Tomasz Berdych;
- Milos Raonic;
- Richard Gasquet;
- Marin Cilic.
In total, among the lucky ones who were selected for the tournament, bypassing the qualifications, there were 65 men/women. Which of the former participants we will see in the main draw of "Roland Garros-2017" - time will tell. Much of this will depend on their previous performances. But in any case, the arrival of stars of the first magnitude in France is guaranteed!
Prize fund
High-profile titles and trophies are good, but solid prize money is even better. This is well understood by the organizers of the French Open. So year after year prize fund Roland Garros is constantly growing. In the last draw, it amounted to just over 32 million euros. Here is how it was distributed among the winners:
At the same time, even tennis players who excelled in the first round of qualification received a monetary incentive in the form of 3,500 euros. But the most expensive, of course, were the finals in singles. For even the losing tennis players received 1 million euros each.
Results of "Roland Garros-2017"
We will announce the list of winners very soon. Naturally, experts make the main bets on the current winners.
- The indefatigable Serb smashed Briton Andy Murray in the last final. I wonder if he can do a French double?
Women's Singles - Garbine Muguruza.
- The Spaniard sensationally outplayed Serena Williams. It must be assumed that the "black cougar" yearns for revenge.
- The Spanish brothers defeated the American ones - Bob Brian and Mike Bryan. We are waiting for the next family final at Roland Garros 2017.
Women's Doubles - Carolina Garcia/Kristina Mladenovic.
- Unfortunately, the hosts of the tournament defeated our couple - Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. But our girls won the gold of the 2016 Olympics. It must be assumed that this will become an additional incentive for the Russians to win the French championship!
Afterword
Well, almost all preparations are made. It remains to wait for the start of the competition. It is the coming two weeks that will determine the winner of Roland Garros 2017 in each of the categories. We, ordinary fans, cannot influence the results of matches in any way. But to support our favorites in the stands or in front of the TV screens is our sacred duty!
When does the tournament start?
The French Open Tennis Championship traditionally takes place at the same time, namely, in late May - early June. Last year's edition of the championship took place from May 28 to June 11, 2017. On this moment the exact dates of the tournament and the schedule of upcoming matches are not known, but according to the organizers, this information will be available at the end of April 2018. As for the venue of the competition, it also remains unchanged - this is the territory of the legendary Parisian sports complex Roland Garros. Despite the fact that there are 24 tennis courts in the SC, the tournament games are held only on three of them - Philippe Chatrier, Suzanne Lenglenn and Court No. 1. The largest of them is the first one. 15,000 fans can freely accommodate within its walls. The second and third arenas are less spacious: they are designed for 10,000 and 3,700 seats, respectively.
Participants of Roland Garros 2018
As it was announced by the organizers of the championship, dozens of titled athletes from around the world will come to the French Open Tennis Championship, who will perform in two main categories - adult and junior. Athletes from the first category will challenge the right to own a trophy in the following categories:
- women's single;
- male single;
- women's steam room;
- men's steam room;
- mixed (mixed).
Juniors will perform in the same categories as adult tennis players, with the exception of the latter.
Athletes who occupy the top lines of the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) rankings automatically become owners of a direct ticket to the championship. Other racquet masters who do not have a passing score will have to go through a series of qualifying games.
Last year's Roland Garros men's singles featured 63 athletes, 32 of whom qualified directly, 17 entered the tournament through preliminary competitions, and 14 received special invitations from the ATP. The list of seeded tennis players was as follows:
- Novak Djokovic (Serbia);
- Rafael Nadal (Spain);
- Marin Cilic (Croatia);
- Andy Murray (Great Britain);
- Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic);
- Stanislav Wawrinka (Switzerland);
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France).
representatives female rank at Roland Garros 2017 it was a little less. Among the 57 participants in the tournament, the audience could see such big tennis stars as:
- Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia);
- Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia);
- Venus Williams (USA);
- Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic);
- Gabrine Muguruza (Spain);
- Kristina Mladenovic (France);
- Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland).
Roland Garros 2018 favorites
As mentioned earlier, dozens of professional athletes from all over the world are vying for victory in the tournament and solid prize money. Given this factor, even experienced experts find it difficult to predict the future triumphant Roland Garros. The only assistant in this matter is the statistics of last year's championship.
In 2017, Spaniard Rafael Nadal won the men's singles. In a tense final duel, he managed to beat the experienced Swiss Stanislav Wawrinka. As for the main favorite of Roland Garros 2017, Novak Djokovic, he dropped out of the tournament at the ¼ final stage, losing to the modest Austrian Dominik Thiem.
If Nadal's triumph did not surprise anyone in the men's singles, then a real sensation thundered in the women's singles. A young tennis player from Latvia, Elena Ostapenko, won here. It is noteworthy that this athlete was not among the seeded and none of the professional experts considered her as a potential contender for the prize.
In the men's doubles, the strongest was the duet of Michael Venus and Ryan Harrison, who celebrated the victory over the American-Mexican tandem represented by Donald Young and Santiago Gonzalez.
In the women's doubles luck accompanied the representative of the Czech Republic Lucia Safarova and American Bethany Matek-Sands. Their victory was their third joint achievement at the Grand Slam tournaments.
In the final of the mixed doubles, the duet of Martina Higgins and Leandre Pes was opposed by a couple in the person of Ivan Dodig and Sani Mirza. This time luck was on the side of more experienced tennis players. Despite her age, Martina Higgins managed to show a brilliant game and proved that she can still compete with young athletes.
Summarizing
Last year's season of Rolan Garros not only delighted tennis fans with exciting matches, but also gave them plenty of food for thought. Once again, it has been proven that a high ATP rating is not an absolute guarantee of winning the champion title. Thus, fans can well hope that the upcoming tournament in France will be just as bright and unpredictable.
Information for fans:
- date: May 27 – June 10, 2018;
- Venue: Paris sports complex Rolan Garros);
- season Open Championship France in tennis: 117.
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In many ways, the 115th edition of the Grand Slam tournament Roland Garros, held on clay courts, turned out to be historical. Even before the start, there was a lot of talk about whether the “king of the clay” Spaniard Nadal would be able to win the tenth title in France, or, finally, Serbian Djokovic would take the first Roland Garros in his career and collect the so-called “career” Grand Slam .
Of course, other names were mentioned in the preview for the tournament, among which was current champion the Swiss Wawrinka, as well as the second racket of the world, the Scot Murray, who took the title in Rome on the eve of the tournament, but the main attention was focused on Nadal and Djokovic. Therefore, it was not surprising to see the odds offered by the bookmakers before the start of the competition.
So, it was possible to bet on the victory of Djokovic in the second Grand Slam tournament of the season at a coefficient of 1.74, bet on the victory of Nadal - at a coefficient of 3.72, Murray - 10.50, Wawrinka - 11.00, Nishikori - 23.00, Tim - 26.00, Tsonga - 51.00 .
After the draw, it became clear that final Djokovic - Nadal in any case will not take place, so both players are in the same half of the net. However, the French spectators were not destined to see the match of the athletes at another stage: during the tournament, Nadal withdrew due to problems with his wrist, after which it became clear that everything was going to the final between Djokovic and Marrem. In the decisive match, which took place on June 5, Novak outplayed Andy in four sets (3:6, 6:1, 6:2, 6:4) and won the first Roland Garros in his career.
