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2008 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.
Watch
for the excitement to begin this year from Sunday, May 25, 2008
leading up to the men's final on Sunday, June 8.
Of course,
the big story this year will keep viewers at the edge of their
seats for the Clash of the Tennis Titans - as last year's winner
Rafael
Nadal once again goes up against Roger
Federer, for the title of 'King of Clay".
In
the U.S., the complete TV schedule is hosted by ESPN,
and NBC
Sports
with top notch UK coverage at BBC
Tennis.
Around
the Web, check
out additional news & updates, history, player profiles, and
assorted French Open trivia, in this - the 2nd round of the 2008
Big Four Grand Slam championships...
Roland Garros - The official stadium site for the showdown
of the world's top seeded male and female champions. And check
out the virtual tour at the Roland
Garros Stadium Visit.
Roland
Garros - Grand Slam Tennis
- The game's official site sponsored by IBM with a traditional
showcase of breaking news and photos, audio feeds and video clips,
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 - 2006 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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