French Open is among the four major tennis grand slam events and is played in clay court. In clay court the specialty is that the ball bounces more compared to the hard courts and the grass courts. To play well in these courts a lot of skill is needed. French open has always eluded the greats like Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Jimmy Connors. French Open also has been a rewarding experience for players like Rafael Nadal, Gustavo Kuerten and Juan Carlos Ferrero. As far as the women players are concerned French Open acted as a blockade for greats like Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis to have a carrer Grand Slam. Also called the Roland Garros in French it is one of the premier tennis events and have the best of the business flocking in. No wonder that the Participants of French Open 2008 make up a very elite list.
Participants of French Open 2008 are both in male and female categories as well as in mixed categories. Among the leading female tennis players taking part in the event mention can be made of names like Justine Henin, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic, Maria Sharapova, Anna Chakvetadze, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Daniela Hantuchová and Marion Bartoli. Among the male players there are also some of the illustrious names like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Ðokovic, Nikolay Davydenko, David Ferrer, Andy Roddick, Fernando Gonzalez, David Nalbandian and Tommy Robredo.
In the men's double event all eyes will be on the pair of Mark Knowles because they are the defending champions and in the women's doubles category Alicia Molik and Mara Santangelo are the Participants of French Open 2008 Sports who are to watch out for. In the mixed doubles category the notable among the Participants in French Open 2008 are Nathalie Dechy and Andy Ram.
Participants of French Open 2008 belong to a very elite company because this is one of the grand slams which is rated as physically highly challenging and needs a lot of character and strength to succeed.
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