It's that time of year again! The tennis world descends on Paris for two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros. For those who don't know, Roland Garros is one of the four major tournaments in the tennis calendar. It is the only major played on clay.
If you watch enough television or read enough sports websites, you'll probably see the term French Open and Roland Garros used. They are, for all practical purposes, interchangeable. The French call their tournament Roland Garros, but the name French Open has also been used. We'll try to keep it consistent and call it Roland Garros. For some background information, Roland Garros was a French pilot and aviator during the Great War. His heroism was celebrated by naming the tennis center where he attended after him, and later the tournament followed suit.
Well, that's it for the background info. We'll have a full set of predictions up soon!
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