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Named after the French aviator, Roland Garros lies in Paris's 16th arrondissement and is the only major to be played on clay courts. The name of the stadium is used interchangeably with the tournament's official title of the French Open, with 20 courts making up the stadium complex.
The biggest is Court Philippe-Chatrier, which has a 15,000 seat capacity. It was completed in 1928 as France prepared to defend its Davis Cup title at a peak period for tennis in the country dominated by the 'Four Musketeers' (Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet and René Lacoste).
One stand is named after each of the tennis Musketeers at Court Philippe-Chatrier. Getty Images
Every sporty kid dreams of the moment — lifting a trophy in front of adoring fans.
Well, in the men's tournament at the French Open, that means lifting the Coupe des Mousquetaires. The silver bowl-shaped trophy is named after four of France's famous tennis players known as the Four Musketeers (Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet and Rene Lacoste).
As for the women's singles champion, she collects the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen — named after the female French tennis player who was the inaugural world No. 1 from 1921 to 1926.
That's some history behind both trophies.
It's a pretty tidy sum for those lucky enough to be crowned champions.
Both the men's and the women's singles champions will take home an equal prize pot of €2.55 million (£2.33 million / $3.09 million).
That's an increase from the €2.4 million (£2.02 million / $2.72 million) won by Iga Świątek and Carlos Alcaraz last year.
But the winners' trophy and a place in history is the real prize for most players.
The story goes that Sabalenka started playing tennis by chance as a child — and it's a pretty good piece of fortune that she did.
Three major titles, 20 WTA Tour titles and the current No. 1 WTA ranking later and it's safe to say her commitment to that moment of chance has paid off. Sabalenka's best French Open finish is in the semifinal in 2023, so she will be looking to go one further this year to put herself another step closer to a career Grand Slam.
In a warm up for the competition at the Italian Open, she was knocked out in the quarterfinals by Zheng Qinwen in straight sets, but she advanced to the second round yesterday with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Kamilla Rakhimova. The Athletic
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We'll be bringing you live updates and analysis throughout today's action (and plenty in the build-up, too) but if you want to catch Roland Garros live, here's all the information you need: U.S.: TNT Sports, Max
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The first round matches in both the men's and women's singles begin today at 11 a.m. CEST, which is 10 a.m. BST in London.
That works out at 5 a.m. ET on the east coast of the U.S. and 2 a.m. PT on the west coast.
This evening's session will start no earlier than 8:15 p.m. CEST in Paris, which is 7:15 p.m. BST, 2:15 p.m. ET, and 11:15 a.m. PT.
Hello and welcome along to today's coverage of the second day of the French Open at Roland Garros!
And what a tournament we should have in store at this, the second major of the year and the only one to be held on clay.
We have a full slate of matches at this early stage of the competition in the men's and women's singles, so stick around for all the latest news, analysis, and match updates from around the courts as play gets underway.
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