French Open Tennis

It is highly unlikely that people will not think of the French Open tennis competition this sport becomes a topic of conversation. The French name of the event is Tournoi de Roland Garros or Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros. Organized in Paris for two weeks every year, the competition takes place on the stadium Roland Garros, the name of which it has actually taken. It is one of the most advertised and broadcast sports event throughout the entire world and many VIPs attend it. The audience is always the type that would keep their breath when there is a tight struggle between two players that do their best to win. TV viewers also get a feeling of actually being there on the grounds.

In the schedule of yearly sports events, the French Open tennis takes place the second and its history goes back to the year of 1891 when it became a national competition. At that time Its name was Championat de France International de Tennis or the International Championship of Tennis from France. Initially only players that were registered or licensed in France were allowed to participate in this competition but things took a different turn in 1925 when the French open tennis tournament was finally accessible to international players. Changes also appeared in the structure of the court used for the French Open tennis, the participants were now playing on red brick crushed to form a red clay, and no longer on lawns.

The popularity of the French Open tennis tournamentheld at Roland Garros dates back to one competition between the Philadelphia Four (Rene Lacoste, Jean Borotra, Henri Cochet and Jacques Brugnon) who won the Davis Cup in 1927 and stimulated the French ego to organize another event where others could challenge their cup. This new tournament designed to bring back home the cup was held on a stadium named after the World War I pilot Roland Garros and since then the name has become quite resonant.

French Open tennis received the title open in 1968 when players other than professionals were allowed to join the competition. Since then the French Open tennis tournament has also brought some novelties in terms of prizes. Beside the regular ones, they now award Prix Orange for the most correct and press friendly player, Prix Citron for the player with the strongest personality and Prix Burgeon for the one that turns out to be the revelation of the tennis year.