French Open
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The French Open, aften referred tae as Roland Garros (French: Les internationaux de France de Tennis or Tournoi de Roland-Garros, IPA: [ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁɔs]), named efter the French aviator Roland Garros, is a major tennis toornament held ower twa week atween late Mey an early Juin in Paris, Fraunce, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier cley coort tennis toornament in the warld an the seicont o the fower annual Grand Slam toornaments – the ither three is the Australian Open, Wimbledon an the US Open. Roland Garros is the anly Grand Slam event held on cley an ends the ware cley coort saison.
It is ane o the lairgest events in tennis an bi far the lairgest cley-coort toornament.[2] Acause o the slaw-playin surface an the five-set men's singles matches wioot a tiebreak in the final set, the event is widely considered tae be the maist pheesically demandin tennis toornament in the warld.[3][4]
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