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DATE: May 25 - June 8, 2025
SURFACE: Clay
PRIZE MONEY: €49,922,000
FIELD SIZE: 128
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Carlos Alcaraz

Seeds:

1.Jannik Sinner
2. Carlos Alcaraz
3. Alexander Zverev
4. Taylor Fritz
5. Jack Draper
6. Novak Djokovic
7. Casper Ruud
8. Lorenzo Musetti
9. Alex de Minaur
10. Holger Rune
11. Daniil Medvedev
12. Tommy Paul
13. Ben Shelton
14. Arthur Fils
15. Frances Tiafoe
16. Grigor Dimitrov
17. Andrey Rublev
18. Francisco Cerundolo
19. Jakub Mensik
20. Stefanos Tsitsipas
21. Tomas Machac
22. Ugo Humbert
23. Sebastian Korda
24. Karen Khachanov
25. Alexei Popyrin
26. Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina
27. Denis Shapovalov
29. Brandon Nakashima
30. Felix Auger-Aliassime
31. Hubert Hurkacz
32. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

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The Tournament:

The French Open (French: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros, is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and venue are named after the French aviator Roland Garros. The French Open is the premier clay court championship in the world and the only Grand Slam tournament currently held on this surface. It is chronologically the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments, occurring after the Australian Open and before Wimbledon and the US Open. Until 1975, the French Open was the only major tournament not played on grass. Between the seven rounds needed for a championship, the clay surface characteristics (slower pace, higher bounce), and the best-of-five-set men's singles matches, the French Open is widely regarded as the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world.

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About Paris:

Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an official estimated population of 2,102,650 residents as of 1 January 2023 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the fourth-most populated city in the European Union as well as the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its early and extensive system of street lighting, in the 19th century, it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world.

The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants on January 1, 2023, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living Survey, in 2022, Paris was the city with the ninth-highest cost of living in the world.

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Okay the draw has come out for RG,
Sinner and Djokovic are in the same half of the draw, and Zverev falls in Djokovic quarter
I have done the projected QFs by seedings

Sinner (1) vs Draper (5)
Zverev (3) vs Djokovic (6)
Musetti (8) vs Fritz (4)
Alcaraz (2) vs Ruud (7)
 
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In some sad news,
Matteo Berrettini has withdrawn from RG,, guy cant take a trick, his abdominal problem not healed.
Hoping he can be fit for the grass, his game really suits
 
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I will post my fav 1st round matches for Roland Garros,

Alcaraz - Nishikori
Fonseca - Hurkacz
Muller - Mensik
Arnaldi - FAA
Korda - Darderi
Fritz - Altmaier
Tsitsipas - Etcheverry
Sonego - Shelton
Bergs - GMP
 
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Hopefully this bodes well for Roland Garros
Rune in a very good practice set against Medvedev he won 6-1
 

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Roland Garros playing schedule,
Bottom half of the mens singles draw will be scheduled on Sunday and Monday
Top half of the mens singles draw will be scheduled on Monday and Tuesday
 
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Roland Garros Update,
OUT: Berrettini, Belgian players, Goffin and Collignon withdrew yesterday so there will be at least 3 mens LL spots.
 
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Before I head out the door, cause I am running late big time,
The seeded players at RG who are drawn against Qualifers,
Foki, Rublev, Dimitrov, Musetti, Michleson Rudd and Paul, I would not bet against any of the seeded players
 

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BTW
The Roland Garros tennis ball is used, which is specifically designed for clay court play, so hopefully we wont hear whinging, expect from the Excuse Merchant
 
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Roland Garros Update:
OUT: Ruusuruori
IN: F.Gomez ( LL will play against Kovacevic)
OUT: Carballes
IN: Galan ( LL will play against Royer)
 
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Some details for Rafa Nadal's tribute have been revealed,
Famous French Open announcer Marc Maury will lead the tribute
Tribute Video
Roger Federer expected to be in attendence
Nadal's family and friends in the stands, including his good friend retired basketballer Pau Gasol
The tribute will take place after the Musetti v Hanfmann match around 6pm local time on Sunday.
BTW I have ordered Christopher Clarey new biography " The Warrior Rafael Nadal and his Kingdom of Clay, I love Chris's writing, also a great tennis journalist, I cant wait to read his book on Rafa.
 
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Mrzz,
Fonseca will play Hubi on Tuesday, it will be an interesting match of contrasts!
 

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Just an reminder that the 100 year old French Open will still have line judges in 2025, not allowing players to use electronic replays to challenge human decision.
 
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