DATE: May 30 - June 13, 2021
SURFACE: Clay
PRIZE MONEY: €34,367,215
FIELD SIZE: 128
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Rafael Nadal
Seeds:
1. Novak Djokovic
2. Daniil Medvedev
3. Rafael Nadal
4. Dominic Thiem
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas
6. Alexander Zverev
7. Andrey Rublev
8. Roger Federer
9. Matteo Berrettini
10. Diego Schwartzman
11. Roberto Bautista Agut
12. Pablo Carreno Busta
13. David Goffin
14. Gael Monfils
15. Casper Ruud
16. Grigor Dimitrov
17. Milos Raonic
18. Jannik Sinner
19. Hubert Hurkacz
20. Felix Auger-Aliassime
21. Alex de Minaur
22. Cristian Garin
23. Karen Khachanov
24. Aslan Karatsev
25. Daniel Evans
26. Lorenzo Sonego
27. Fabio Fognini
28. Nikoloz Basilashvili
29. Ugo Humbert
30. Taylor Fritz
31. John Isner
32. Reilly Opelka
The Tournament:
The French Open, also called 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 tennis championship tournament in the world. Calender-wise it is the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments, the other three being the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. The French Open is currently the only Grand Slam tournament held on clay. Before 1975, the French Open was the lone non-grass major tournament. 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 arguably the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world.
About Paris:
Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,175,601 residents as of 2018, in an area of more than 105 square kilometres (41 square miles). Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, science and arts. The City of Paris is the centre and seat of government of the Île-de-France, or Paris Region, which has an estimated population of 12,174,880, or about 18 percent of the population of France as of 2017. The Paris Region had a GDP of €709 billion ($808 billion) in 2017. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living Survey in 2018, Paris was the second most expensive city in the world, after Singapore and ahead of Zürich, Hong Kong, Oslo and Geneva. Another source ranked Paris as most expensive, on a par with Singapore and Hong Kong, in 2018.
Paris is a major railway, highway and air-transport hub served by two international airports: Paris–Charles de Gaulle (the second busiest airport in Europe) and Paris–Orly. Opened in 1900, the city's subway system, the Paris Métro, serves 5.23 million passengers daily; it is the second busiest metro system in Europe after the Moscow Metro. Gare du Nord is the 24th busiest railway station in the world, but the first located outside Japan, with 262 million passengers in 2015. Paris is especially known for its museums and architectural landmarks: the Louvre was the most visited art museum in the world in 2019, with 9.6 million visitors. The number of visitors plunged by 72 percent to 2.7 million visitors in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the drop in the number of foreign visitors, but it remained the most-visited art museum in 2020. The Musée d'Orsay, Musée Marmottan Monet and Musée de l'Orangerie are noted for their collections of French Impressionist art. The Pompidou Centre Musée National d'Art Moderne has the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe. The Musée Rodin and Musée Picasso exhibit the works of two noted Parisians. The historical district along the Seine in the city centre is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site; popular landmarks there included the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris on the Île de la Cité, now closed for renovation after the 15 April 2019 fire. Other popular tourist sites include the Gothic royal chapel of Sainte-Chapelle, also on the Île de la Cité; the Eiffel Tower, constructed for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889; the Grand Palais and Petit Palais, built for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1900; the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Élysées, as well as the Basilica of Sacré-Coeur on the hill of Montmartre.
Tourism Guide:
TV Coverage
France:
France.tv
Europe (all territories):
Eurosport
Europe (local broadcasters):
ITV
RTBF
SRG
ORF
EPT
Radio Televizija Slovenija
Markiza
PTC
Silknet
YLE
Duo Media
Czech TV
CYBC
BNT
RTRS
TVR
RTSH
RTCG
ServusTV
USA:
NBC
PeacockTV
Tennis Channel
Canada:
RDS
TSN
Latin-America:
ESPN
Brazil:
Bandsports
SporTV
North-Africa & Middle-East:
Bein Sports
Sub-saharan Africa:
SuperSport
Canal +
India:
Star Sports
China:
China Media Group
South-East Asia:
Fox Sports
Japan:
Wowwow
TV Tokyo
Australia:
Nine.com
New-Zealand:
Sky
South-Korea:
Fox Sports
SURFACE: Clay
PRIZE MONEY: €34,367,215
FIELD SIZE: 128
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Rafael Nadal
Seeds:
1. Novak Djokovic
2. Daniil Medvedev
3. Rafael Nadal
4. Dominic Thiem
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas
6. Alexander Zverev
7. Andrey Rublev
8. Roger Federer
9. Matteo Berrettini
10. Diego Schwartzman
11. Roberto Bautista Agut
12. Pablo Carreno Busta
13. David Goffin
14. Gael Monfils
15. Casper Ruud
16. Grigor Dimitrov
17. Milos Raonic
18. Jannik Sinner
19. Hubert Hurkacz
20. Felix Auger-Aliassime
21. Alex de Minaur
22. Cristian Garin
23. Karen Khachanov
24. Aslan Karatsev
25. Daniel Evans
26. Lorenzo Sonego
27. Fabio Fognini
28. Nikoloz Basilashvili
29. Ugo Humbert
30. Taylor Fritz
31. John Isner
32. Reilly Opelka
The Tournament:
The French Open, also called 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 tennis championship tournament in the world. Calender-wise it is the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments, the other three being the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. The French Open is currently the only Grand Slam tournament held on clay. Before 1975, the French Open was the lone non-grass major tournament. 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 arguably the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world.
About Paris:
Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,175,601 residents as of 2018, in an area of more than 105 square kilometres (41 square miles). Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, science and arts. The City of Paris is the centre and seat of government of the Île-de-France, or Paris Region, which has an estimated population of 12,174,880, or about 18 percent of the population of France as of 2017. The Paris Region had a GDP of €709 billion ($808 billion) in 2017. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living Survey in 2018, Paris was the second most expensive city in the world, after Singapore and ahead of Zürich, Hong Kong, Oslo and Geneva. Another source ranked Paris as most expensive, on a par with Singapore and Hong Kong, in 2018.
Paris is a major railway, highway and air-transport hub served by two international airports: Paris–Charles de Gaulle (the second busiest airport in Europe) and Paris–Orly. Opened in 1900, the city's subway system, the Paris Métro, serves 5.23 million passengers daily; it is the second busiest metro system in Europe after the Moscow Metro. Gare du Nord is the 24th busiest railway station in the world, but the first located outside Japan, with 262 million passengers in 2015. Paris is especially known for its museums and architectural landmarks: the Louvre was the most visited art museum in the world in 2019, with 9.6 million visitors. The number of visitors plunged by 72 percent to 2.7 million visitors in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the drop in the number of foreign visitors, but it remained the most-visited art museum in 2020. The Musée d'Orsay, Musée Marmottan Monet and Musée de l'Orangerie are noted for their collections of French Impressionist art. The Pompidou Centre Musée National d'Art Moderne has the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe. The Musée Rodin and Musée Picasso exhibit the works of two noted Parisians. The historical district along the Seine in the city centre is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site; popular landmarks there included the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris on the Île de la Cité, now closed for renovation after the 15 April 2019 fire. Other popular tourist sites include the Gothic royal chapel of Sainte-Chapelle, also on the Île de la Cité; the Eiffel Tower, constructed for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889; the Grand Palais and Petit Palais, built for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1900; the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Élysées, as well as the Basilica of Sacré-Coeur on the hill of Montmartre.
Tourism Guide:
TV Coverage
France:
France.tv
Europe (all territories):
Eurosport
Europe (local broadcasters):
ITV
RTBF
SRG
ORF
EPT
Radio Televizija Slovenija
Markiza
PTC
Silknet
YLE
Duo Media
Czech TV
CYBC
BNT
RTRS
TVR
RTSH
RTCG
ServusTV
USA:
NBC
PeacockTV
Tennis Channel
Canada:
RDS
TSN
Latin-America:
ESPN
Brazil:
Bandsports
SporTV
North-Africa & Middle-East:
Bein Sports
Sub-saharan Africa:
SuperSport
Canal +
India:
Star Sports
China:
China Media Group
South-East Asia:
Fox Sports
Japan:
Wowwow
TV Tokyo
Australia:
Nine.com
New-Zealand:
Sky
South-Korea:
Fox Sports
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