The French Open is one of the top four professional tennis championship tournaments that occurs on an annual basis. It takes place in Paris at the State Roland Garros, which is named after a famous fighter aircraft pilot of World War 1, who gained national acclaim by being the first person to fly an airplane over the Mediterranean Sea. His courage and excellence represent the tournament standards of the French Open , and there are twenty courts located on the grounds. The French Open is one of the most prestigious of all the championship tournaments in the world.
The tournament is the second of the four main championship events that are included in the Grand Slams. It occurs in late May and early June of each year, and this year’s tournament began on Sunday, May 23rd. In addition to having the distinction of being one of the Majors, the tournament is the world’s premier clay court tournament. The venue remains the last of the spring clay court tournaments. It also the distinction of being the tournament with the broadest world wide television coverage of various events. In 2009 the singles champions went to Roger Federer for the men’s event and Svetlana Kuznetsova for the women’s event.
The French Open has an interesting history that can be traced back to the national tournament that began in 1891. This was an internal country tournament and was only open to members of French clubs. The first women’s tournament occurred in 1897. It opened itself to international competitors in 1925. An announcement came this year that indicated the Open was considering a move, as part of an ongoing rejuvenation of the event, that would take it away from the Roland Garros.
The French Open will be followed by the Wimbledon schedule , which will take place this summer. The favorites in one tournament may not always be the favorites in another, though they tend to play and wind up in the finals of most of the Majors.
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