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MAIN Recreation Sports Tennis 2012 Roland Garros
Less-than-optimum
traction on the red clay surface (that also gives the ball its
extra bounce) can be a special challenge for top professionals
at Roland Garros stadium in Paris
- the traditional home of the French Open.
As
a result, it's the hottest ticket in tennis as major players come
to show their mettle in one of the toughest Grand Slam challenges
of the year.
Coming up, all
the excitement begins this year with the opening on Tuesday, May
22, 2012 leading up to the men's final on Sunday, June 10.
For
those traveling to Paris for a live view, French Open tickets
go on sale online in December 2011 at the official Roland Garros site. Only tickets for the qualifying matches can be purchased at the stadium entrance.
In
the U.S., the complete TV schedule for the 111th edition of the French Open is hosted by ESPN, NBC Sports,
and the Tennis Channel with top notch UK coverage on BBC1.
In the US, the women's final will be televised on Saturday, June 9, on NBC from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and the men's final will be on Sunday, June 10, on NBC from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
More
about the French Open around the Web:
Around the Web, check out updates, history, player profiles, and
assorted French Open trivia, in this - the 2nd round of the 2012 Big Four Grand Slam championships...
Roland
Garros - Grand Slam Tennis
- The game's official site sponsored by IBM with a traditional
showcase of breaking updates and photos, audio feeds and video
clips, online ticket purchase and information, feature stories,
interviews, schedules and scores. In French, Spanish and English.
Yahoo!
Tennis - Who's in and who's out, with all the latest headline
news, pictures, opinion, schedule and results, and lists of how
they rank.
Slam!
Sports Tennis - French Open - Keeping up to date with
the latest news as it happens with news highlights daily.
BBC
Sport Academy | What It's Like to Play on Clay - In short,
it ain't easy...with links to more descriptions of playing conditions
at other major venues in the Grand Slam of tennis. And while you're
here don't miss the BBC's look at French
Open History.
French
Open - Wikipedia - The free online encyclopedia with historical
color commentary and info on men's and women's singles champions
from 1925 to the present, plus more on the Australian Open, U.S. Open and
Wimbledon.
Tennis-Heroes.net
- 190 photos of French Open champions of the past and present
including vital stats, scores and trivia.
also see ->>
Australian
Open | U.S.
Open | Wimbledon
also
see -> Roger
Federer | Lleyton
Hewitt | Rafael
Nadal
Andy
Roddick | Marat
Safin | Maria
Sharapova
Serena
Williams | Venus
Williams
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