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The French Open  is known for being the only Grand Slam played on clay courts and is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. It is played in Paris, France. It’s first competition was held on 189, being held over a two week period.The tournament usually starts in late May and finishes in June. Often, the French Open is called the Roland Garros tournament. Roland Garros was a well-known aviator from World War l who has the main tennis court named after him. This singles winner in 2015 were Stan Wawrinka and Serena Williams. The singles winners in 2014 were Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova.

The French Open is considered to be one of the hardest tournaments in the world. Since it is played on clay courts the ball bounces much slower and higher than on hard or grass courts. This makes it more difficult to win the points and rallies. Players that excel on clay courts are called clay-court specialists.

The French Open can impact a person enormously because it can build up their self confidence because it is hard to even get into the French Open let alone win it. The players are usually on the court for at least 12 hours a day. Which can be a major cause to pressure and stress. Being in The French Open can also allow you to get a lot of money for singles, they can get twenty thousand to one million dollars. Really the French Open can greatly impact a person or not.