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Roland Garros

This Year's Highlight: (May 27 - Jun 11)

  • Location Location: Paris, France (French Open)
  • Court Type Court Type: Clay Court
  • Prize Money Prize Money: € 8,487,000
  • Men's Singles Men's Singles: 128 Players
  • Women's Singles Women's Singles: 128 Players
  • Men's Doubles Men's Doubles: 64 Teams
  • Women's Doubles Women's Doubles: 64 Teams
The French Open or Roland-Garros, is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four Grand Slam tournaments( the only Grand Slam on clay) and also masks the end of the spring clay court season.
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QF

  1.   [1] (SRB) Novak-Djokovic Track   |   Opponents
  2.   [5] (FRA) Jo-wilfried-Tsonga Track   |   Opponents
  3.   [3] (SUI) Roger-Federer Track   |   Opponents
  4.   [9] (ARG) Juanmartin-Delpotro Track   |   Opponents
  5.   [6] (ESP) David-Ferrer Track   |   Opponents
  6.   [4] (GBR) Andy-Murray Track   |   Opponents
  7.     (ESP) Nicolas-Almagro Track   |   Opponents
  8.   [2] (ESP) Rafael-Nadal Track   |   Opponents
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Final

Winner

Roland Garros, Men Singles  Final
11:00
Final
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 1 4 3 6 5
Rafael Nadal (ESP) Winner 3 6 6 2 7
Djokovic - Nadal    4 - 6    3 - 6    6 - 2    5 - 7   
Served By: N Djokovic Won By: Nadal
Game IN, Winner: Nadal!!! Double Fault. Nadal wins French Open 2012.
  Fault. First Fault.
30-40   IN, Winner: Nadal!!! Flat serve aimed at T, Nadal returns a forehand return, long rally, Nadal thumps a forehand winner down the line. Match point for Nadal
30-30   IN, Winner: Nadal!!! Djokovic aims a high kick serve, Nadal works a forehand return, Djokovic forehand goes outside the court.
Roland Garros - Final  
Djokovic 4 3 6 5  
Nadal        6 6 2 7
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Errani 3 2  
Sharapova        6 6
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Djokovic        6 7 6  
Federer 4 5 3
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Ferrer 2 2 1  
Nadal        6 6 6
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Kvitova 3 3  
Sharapova        6 6
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Stosur 5 6 3  
Errani        7 1 6
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Ferrer        6 6 6 6  
Murray 4 7 3 2
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Almagro 6 2 3  
Nadal        7 6 6
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Shvedova 6 2 4  
Kvitova        3 6 6
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Kanepi 2 3  
Sharapova        6 6
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Federer        3 6 6 6 6  
Delpotro 6 7 2 0 3
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Djokovic        6 5 5 7 6  
Tsonga 1 7 7 6 1
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Cibulkova 4 1  
Stosur        6 6
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Errani        6 7  
Kerber 3 6
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Rus 1 6 0
Kanepi        6 4 6
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Lepchenko 2 1
Kvitova        6 6
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Gasquet 6 4 1 2  
Murray        1 6 6 6
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Monaco 2 0 0  
Nadal        6 6 6
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Wawrinka 4 6 6 6 4  
Tsonga        6 7 3 3 6
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Li 6 2 0  
Shvedova        3 6 6
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