What is the other name of the French Open?

The French Open

The French Open is also known as the Roland-Garros. It is the only major tournament held on the clay. It is the second Grand Slam of the year. It is also the most physically taxing tournament due to the slow nature of the clay surface and high bounce. The tournament is officially called Les Internationaux de France de Roland-Garros (the “French Internationals of Roland Garros”).

Roland-Garros is one of the most prestigious and distinguished tournaments in tennis. Rafael Nadal is the court’s best performer to date, having won a stupendous 13 titles. This achievement of Rafael Nadal is the most number of any single Grand Slam won by any athlete in history. He is also touted as the “king of clay” for his dominating performances on the clay courts.

Roland-Garros: There’s a legendary pilot behind the name

Roland Garros was a French aviation pioneer and fighter pilot. He was one of the earliest fighter pilots of World War I. He was shot down and killed at Vouziers, Ardennes, on October 5, 1918, a month before the war ended and one day before his 30th birthday. The Roland Garros tennis stadium was a complex built-in 1928 to host France’s first Davis Cup defense, and it was named so in the memory of Roland Garros. The complex has twenty courts, a restaurant, a bar complex, Le Village, the press and VIP area; France’s National Training Centre (CNE); and the Tenniseum, a bilingual, multimedia museum of the history of tennis.

Roland Garros has a very rich history and hence is very popular amongst tennis fans given its nature. It is considered to be the most difficult tournament to win in tennis given the slow nature of the surface and the time around which it is played.