Roland-Garros, a never-ending story

How did Roland-Garros come to be? Why is it named after an aviator? In what year was the tournament first held? Who are the legends of the game to have inscribed their name on the Coupe des Mousquetaires trophy? We take a fond look back at the long and glorious history of the world's greatest clay-court championship.

Way back when...

The stadium that stages one of the world's four major tennis tournaments was built in 1928, but the French men's singles championship goes back much further than that. Originally reserved for members of French clubs, it was first held on the courts of Stade Français club in Paris in 1891. The women's singles were added six years later, it was not until 1925 that the French Tennis Federation decided to open the event to the best foreign players. Thus, the French Internationals were born, and staged alternately at Stade Français and Racing Club de France until the Roland-Garros stadium came into being in 1928.

These Musketeers need a stadium!

1927 was a milestone for French tennis, the year the celebrated French Musketeers (Jacques "Toto" Brugnon, Jean Borotra, Henri Cochet and René Lacoste) pulled off one of the biggest shocks in 20th century sport. The famous foursome upset all the odds by winning the Davis Cup on American soil, and in doing so set up a rematch in 1928, in Paris. Obviously, such a major sporting occasion required a stadium worthy of its stature, and so it was that the Stade Français handed over three hectares of land near Porte d'Auteuil to the French Tennis Federation. The only condition to the offer of land was that the new stadium should bear the name of one of Stade Français' most renowned former members, Roland-Garros, who had died some ten years earlier. Roland-Garros was an aviation pioneer who, on 23 September 1913, had become the first man to fly a plane over the Mediterranean. The 1928 French Internationals were the first event to be held in the new stadium, just before the Musketeers took centre-stage to beat the Americans in their long-awaited rematch.

The post-war period: a golden era beckons

The Musketeers held on to the Davis Cup for another five years, only giving up the famous silver salad bowl in 1933, by which time the French Internationals at Roland-Garros had well and truly established themselves as a major international tournament. Cancelled from 1940 to 1945 due to the Second World War, Roland-Garros went from strength to strength in the post-war period, reflecting tennis' growth into a hugely popular sport-for-all. Another significant turning point came in 1968 when the French Internationals became the first Grand Slam tournament to join the "Open" era. Professionalism brought with it yet more expansion and excitement.

Borg and Evert take up residence at "Roland"

The late 1970s and early 1980s were a magical era for tennis in general, and Roland-Garros in particular. Centre court delighted in a succession of breathtaking displays by the peerless Björn Borg (who won the title a record six times). Other greats of the men's game to have graced the courts of Roland-Garros have included Ivan Lendl, Mats Wilander and more recently Gustavo Kuerten, all of whom have contributed to the legendary reputation of the French Open Championships.

The women's singles has had its great champions too: Chris Evert, who had the upper hand in a series of magnificent battles with Martina Navratilova over the years, Steffi Graf, who captured the hearts of the French fans in the twelve years between her first and sixth (and last) title in 1999 and Monica Seles, who was unstoppable in 1990, 91, and 92.

Who will be the next Noah?

Today, the tournament is fully deserving of its reputation as the world's premier clay court event. It is furiously competitive each year, to such an extent that French successes have been few and far between. Since the war, only Nelly Landry (1948), Françoise Durr (1967) and Mary Pierce (2000) among the women, together with Marcel Bernard (1946) and Yannick Noah (1983) in the men's event, have lifted the supreme title. Will a Frenchman be able to re-write the history books? To win at Roland Garros, it almost seems to be a prerequisite for a player to speak Spanish. Most of the current clay court specialists are Spanish, including of course the current holder, Majorcan left-hander Rafael Nadal, who has won five times in six appereances.


Svi pobednici u periodu 1891. do 2010.



Pobednici RG  2010.


Men's singles

Rafael Nadal (ESP)
b.
Robin Soderling (SWE)
6-4, 6-2, 6-4


Women's Singles
Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
b.
Samantha Stosur (AUS)
6-4, 77-62

Men's doubles
Daniel Nestor (Can)-Nenad Zimonjic (Ser) b. Lukas Dlouhy (Rtc)-Leander Paes (Ind) 7/5, 6/2

Women's doubles
Serena Williams-Venus Williams (EU) b. Kveta Peschke (Rtc)-Katarina Srebotnik (Slo) 6/2, 6/3

Mixed doubles
Katarina Srebotnik (Slo)-Nenad Zimonjic (Ser) b. Julian Knowle (Aut)-Yaroslava Shvedova (Kaz) 4/6, 7/6(5), 11/9

Boy's singles
Agustin Velotti (Arg) b. Andrea Collarini (EU) 6/4, 7/5

Girl's singles
Elina Svitolina (Ukr) b. Ons Jabeur (Tun) 6/2, 7/5

Boy's doubles
Duilio Beretta (Per)-Roberto Quiroz (Equ) b. Facundo Arguello (Arg)-Agustin Velotti (Arg) 6/3, 6/2

Girl's doubles
Timea Babos (Hon)-Sloane Stephens (EU) b. Maria Teresa Torro Flor (Esp)-Lara Arruabarrena Vecino 6/2, 6/3

Wheelchair Men's Singles
Shingo Kunieda (Jap) b. Stefan Olsson (Sue) 6/4, 6/0

Wheelchair Women's Singles
Esther Vergeer (ND) b. Sharon Walraven (ND) 6/0, 6/0



Rekordi:


RECORD NUMBERS OF TITLES
MEN'S
Total: Cochet - 9 titles (4 singles, 3 doubles, 2 mixed).
Singles: Borg - 6 titles; Nadal - 5 titles; Cochet 4 titles; Lacoste, Kuerten, Wilander and Lendl - 3 titles.
Consecutive singles titles: Borg and Nadal - 4 titles.
Doubles: Emerson - 6 titles.

WOMEN'S
Total: Smith-Court - 13 titles (5 singles, 4 doubles, 4 mixed).
Singles: Evert - 7 titles; Graf - 6 titles.
Consecutive singles titles: Wills-Moody, Sperling and Seles - 3 titles.
Doubles: Navratilova - 7 titles.

YOUNGEST SINGLES TITLE WINNERS
MEN'S
Chang (1989): 17 years and 3 months.
Wilander (1982): 17 years and 9 months.
Borg (1974): 18 years.
Nadal (2005): 19 years and 2 days.

WOMEN'S
Seles (1990): 16 years and 6 months.
Sanchez (1989): 17 years and 5 months.
Graf (1987): 17 years and 11 months.

OLDEST SINGLES TITLE WINNERS
MEN'S
Gimeno (1972): 34 years and 10 months.
Rosewall (1968): 33 years and 7 months.
Parker (1949): 33 years and 4 months.

WOMEN'S
Kormoczy (1958): 33 years.
Adamson-Landry (1948): 31 years and 6 months.
Evert (1986): 31 years and 5 months.

WINNERS WHO DID NOT LOSE A SET
MEN'S
Nastase (1973 - the first two rounds being best of three sets), Borg (1978, 1980), Nadal (2008 and 2010).

WOMEN'S
13 players, including Helen Wills-Moody (1928, 1929, 1930, 1932) and Justine Henin (2006, 2007).

WINNERS WHO SAVED A MATCH POINT
MEN'S
Lacoste (1927, 2 in the final), Van Cramm (1934, 1 in the final), Laver (1962, 1 in the quarter-final), Panatta (1976, 1 in the first round), Kuerten (2001, 1 in the last 16), Gaudio, (2004, 2 in the final).

WOMEN'S
Osborne du Pont (1946, 2 in the final), Smith-Court (1962, 1 in the final), Myskina (2004, 1 in the last 16), Henin-Hardenne (2005, 2 in the last 16).

LEFT-HANDED WINNERS
MEN'S
12 titles, most recently Nadal (2010).

WOMEN'S
10 titles, most recently Seles (1992).

UNSEEDED WINNERS
MEN'S
Bernard (1946), Wilander (1982), Kuerten (1997), Gaudio (2004).

WOMEN'S
Scriven (1933).

JUNIOR WINNERS WHO WENT ON TO WIN THE SENIOR TITLE
MEN'S
Rosewall (juniors: 1952; seniors: 1953 and 1968).
Emerson (juniors: 1954; seniors: 1963 and 1967).
Gimeno (juniors: 1955; seniors: 1972).
Lendl (juniors: 1978; seniors: 1984, 1986, 1987).
Wilander (juniors: 1981; seniors: 1982, 1985, 1988).

WOMEN'S
Dürr (juniors: 1960; seniors: 1967).
Jausovec (juniors: 1973; seniors: 1977).
Mandlikova (juniors: 1978; seniors: 1981).
Capriati (juniors: 1989; seniors: 2001).
Henin (juniors: 1997; seniors: 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007).

NUMBER OF TITLES BY COUNTRY
MEN'S
Australia, United States: 11 titles.
Spain: 13 titles.
France, Sweden: 10 titles.

WOMEN'S
United States: 27 titles.
Germany: 10 titles.

LONGEST FINALS
MEN'S
Number of games:
Pre-tie-break era: Lacoste b. Tilden (1929), 61 games (6-4, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 11-9).
Tie-break era (from 1973): Lendl b. McEnroe (1984), 51 games (3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 7-5).
Time spent on court:
Wilander b. Vilas (1982), 4 hours 42 minutes (1-6, 7-6, 6-0, 6-4).

WOMEN'S
Number of games:
Pre-tie-break era: Mortimer b. Knode (1955), 38 games (2-6, 7-5, 10-8).
Tie-break era (from 1973): Graf b. Sanchez (1996), 40 games (6-3, 6-7, 10-8).
Time spent on court:
Graf b. Sanchez (1996), 3 hours 4 minutes (6-3, 6-7, 10-8).

LONGEST MATCHES
MEN'S
Number of games:
Pre-tie-break era: Sturgress b. McGregor (semi-final, 1955), 76 games (10-8, 7-9, 8-6, 5-7, 9-7).
Tie-break era (from 1973): Agenor b. Prinosil (second round, 1994), 71 games (6-7, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4, 14-12), Santoro b. Clément (first round 2004), 71 games (6-4, 6-3, 6-7, 3-6, 16-14)
Time spent on court:
Santoro b. Clément (first round, 2004), 6 hours 33 minutes (6-4, 6-3, 6-7, 3-6, 16-14).

WOMEN'S
Number of games:
Pre-tie-break era, Melville b. Teeguarden (third round, 1972), 56 games (9-7, 4-6, 16-14).
Tie-break era (from 1973): Jordan b. Minter (first round, 1984), 46 games (7-5, 4-6, 13-11).
Time spent on court:
Buisson b. Van Lottum (first round, 1995), 4 hours 7 minutes (6-7, 7-5, 6-2).

BEST WINNING RECORDS
MEN'S
Vilas - 73 matches: 56 wins, 17 defeats.

WOMEN'S
Graf - 94 matches: 84 wins, 10 defeats.

MOST DEFEATS IN THE FINAL
MEN'S
3, Drobny (1946, 1948, 1950), Vilas (1975, 1978, 1982), Federer (2006-2008).

WOMEN'S
6, Mathieu (1929, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937).

RECORD NUMBER OF PARTICIPATIONS AT ROLAND GARROS
MEN'S
20, Jauffret (1961-1980).

WOMEN'S
19, Varin (1934-1965)



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                                              Počinje Rolan Garos!



Petu godinu zaredom, uvodni mečevi Otvorenog prvenstva Francuske na programu su u nedelju.


Tradicija započeta 2007. biće nastavljena kada na teren Filip Šatrije nešto posle 11 časova izađu prošlogodišnja finalistkinja Samanta Stouzer i Iveta Benešova.

Posle njih igraće David Ferer i Jarko Nieminen, pa Žo Vilfred Conga i Jan Hažek.

Prvi meč na terenu Suzan Lenglen odigraće Aliz Korne - Renata Voracova, a zatim je trebalo da se sastanu Lejton Hjuit i Albert Montanjes.

Međutim, iskusni Australijanac je u poslednjem trenutku otkazao nastup zbog povrede članka i zameniće ga domaći teniser Mark Žikel.

Nakon njih je na rasporedu meč dana za srpske teniske fanove: Jelena Janković - Alona Bondarenko.

Džej Džej tradicionalno dobro igra na pariskoj šljaci (trostruka učesnica polufinala: 2007, 2008, 2010) i ako postoji turnir koji može da je trgne iz ovogodišnje letargije, onda je to Rolan Garos!

Otprilike u isto vreme, na terenu broj 2 igraće Jelena Dokić i Vera Duševina, a pobednik tog meča u drugom kolu će upravo na pobednicu meča Janković - Bondarenko.

Nadamo se da će to biti dve Jelene...

Generalno gledano, biće to lagan početak drugog grend slem turnira sezone, a prava uzbuđenja slede u narednim danima.

Titule brane Rafael Nadal i Frančeska Skjavone, međutim, nema sumnje da će centralna figura Rolan Garosa biti Novak Đoković sa svojim oreolom nepobedivosti u 2011. godini.

Osvajanjem osme titule u sezoni, oborio bi rekord Džona Mekinroa (42 pobede od početka godine) i izjednačio se sa Giljermom Viljasom po broju uzastopnih pobeda (46), nevezano za datum početka i kraja serije.

Kao što smo pisali ranije, za prvo mesto na ATP listi potreban mu je plasman u finale, ili da Nadal ne osvoji turnir (po šesti put).



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Glasao

Nisam ni sumnjao u tvoj glas...

Mislim da kod muskaraca nece biti iznenadjenja i da ce polufinala igrati Nadal - Marej, Djokovic - Federer. Marej moze da se proseta do polufinala...
E kod zena se nista ne zna. Kim se vraca posle povrede bez odigranog meca na sljaci. Voznjaki i Zvonareva ne igraju nista posebno na sljaci. Skjavone ne igra ni priblizno kao prosle godine. Stosur fino igra ali ako je ne bude isao servis bice problema. Azarenka dobro igra ali nema kondiciju. Petkovicka moze daleko da dogura i smatrao sam je jednim od favorita ali je ludaca osvojila turnir u Strazburu i sada nece imati dovoljno snage u vaznim mecevima. Sarapova i Kvitova mogu daleko.

Kod zena ona Svabica Julija Gerges mi deluje opasno 

Gledao sam je na onim turnirima po Nemackoj (na sljaci) i u dobroj je formi, ne bi me cudilo da iznenadi kao Skijavone prosle godine...

     RG: Karolina i Frančeska izgubile samo po dva gema


Prva teniserka sveta Karolina Voznijacki iz Danske plasirala se u drugo kolo Otvorenog prvenstva Francuske pošto je pobedila Kimiko Date-Krum iz Japana sa 2:0, po setovima 6:0, 6:2, prenosi Beta.

Voznijacki (20) je do pobede nad 40-godišnjom Date Krum došla posle sat vremena igre. Iz devet pokušaja ona je pet puta oduzela servis protivnici, koja nije uspela da iskoristi dve brejk lopte.

Date Krum je 1989. godine debitovala na Rolan Garosu, a nešto više od godinu dana kasnije rođena je Karolina Voznijacki.

Japanska teniserka je 1995. godine igrala u polufinalu Rolan Garosa, sledeće sezone se povukla iz tenisa, ali se takmičenjima vratila 12 godina kasnije.

Voznijacki, koja pokušava da osvoji svoju prvu grend slem titulu, u drugom kolu igraće protiv Kanađanke Aleksandre Voznijak, koja je posle dva seta, 6:1, 6:1 pobedila Junri Namigatu iz Japana.

Na otvaranju takmičenja uspešna je bila i  Frančeska Skjavone, koja brani titulu u Parizu. Italijanka je takođe izgubila samo dva gema protiv Amerikanke Melani Udin, 6:2, 6:0.

Važniji rezultati 1. kola

Karolina Voznijacki - Kimiko Date-Krum 6:0, 6:2
Merion Bartoli - Ana Tatišvili 1:6, 6:1, 6:2
Frančeska Skjavone - Melani Udin 6:2, 6:0
Irina-Kamela Begu - Aravan Rezai  6:3, 6:3
Vera Zvonarjeva - Lurdes Domingez Lino 6:3, 6:3
Danijela Hantuhova - Šui Ženg 6:3, 6:3
Petra Kvitova - Greta Arn 6:2, 6:1
Agnješka Radvanjska - Patricija Majr-Ahlejtner 6:1, 6:2
Marija Kirilenko - Koko Vandervege 7:6, 6:2
Anastasija Rodionova - Nađa Petrova 6:7, 6:3, 6:4
Roberta Vinči - Alberta Brijanti 6:3, 3:6, 6:3
Kaja Kanepi - Sofija Arvidson 7:5, 6:1


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Rodžer Federer je lako izašao na kraj sa Felisijanom Lopezom u prvom kolu Rolan Garosa, ali legendarni Švajcarac nije želeo previše da priča o svojoj igri nakon trijumfa nad
Špancem, već o novim lopticama na Otvorenom prvenstvu Francuske i rivalitetu sa Rafaelom Nadalom


Umesto standardnih "Danlopovih" loptica prešlo se na "Babolatove" koje su mnogo brže i izazvale su mnogo negativnih komentara kod tenisera.


 

"Razočaravajuće u celoj priči je da to nisu loptice sa kojima smo igrali i trenirali prošlog meseca. Frustrirajuće je da nismo mogli da se pripremimo na vreme, prošle sezone je Rolan Garos takođe promenio loptice i sa njima se igralo do kraja godine", rekao je Federer.

 

Švajcarac će u drugom kolu igrati protiv Francuza Maksima Tekseire, ali treći teniser sveta nestrpljivo iščekuje izazove protiv Novaka Đokovića i Rafaela Nadala.

 

"Kroz karijeru uvek imate nekolicinu velikih rivala, ali i jednog najvećeg. Mislim da Nadal i ja gajimo najveći rivalitet i da će to ostati tako, nezavisno od toga koliko će se puta Rafa i Novak sastati u karijeri", kaže Federer.

Pa ajd sa se upisem. 

Kod zena ja sve moguce, kod muskih ce sve osim finala Nadal- Djokovic biti iznenadjenje.

Cuh za ovo. Kazu da vise odgovara boljim serverima ali videcemo.

ova ivanoviceva kad bi malo vise trenirala i kad bi prevazisla ocigledne psihicke barijere mogla bi da bude najboljha.