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Venue and Timings of 2008 French Open |
The world's premier clay court event, the French Open Tennis Championship is held every year over two weeks between mid-May and early June at the Stade de Roland Garros in Paris, France. Flightshotelstours offers detailed guide on the Venue and Timings of 2008 French Open.
The 2008 French Open is scheduled to be held from May 25th through June 8th, and the Venue and Timings of 2008 French Open has been fixed as Roland Garros. Located in southwest Paris, France - the Stade de Roland Garros has been the French Open Venue ever since the stadium was built in 1928. The stadium came to be named after Roland Garros - a French aviator who was a fighter aircraft pilot during World War I. On September 23, 1913, he became the first man to fly a plane over the Mediterranean Sea.
According to the schedule released for the Venue and Timings of 2008 French Open, the preliminary round matches of the tournament will commence from Sunday, May 25th, and will lead to the finals scheduled to be held on Saturday, June 7th and Sunday, June 8th 2008.
One of the world's four major tennis grand slam events - the French Open is the most distinguished clay court event of the game, and is renowned for the havoc its clay courts cause to even the world's best tennis players. The tournament gets furiously competitive every year, and the red clay playing surface at the Roland Garros alters the ball's bounce and the player's approach as compared to that in grass courts. As a result, the long history of the French Open has seen several clay court specialists evolving and succeeding here regularly, even while higher ranked players struggling on numerous occasions.
Ever since its inception, Roland Garros - the Venue of the French Open 2008, have undergone many an enlargement, modification, and alteration such that the stadium has become perfectly equipped to fulfill the requirements of modern-day tennis. Recognized by many as the home of clay court tennis, Stade de Roland Garros is one of the most beautiful tennis venues worldwide.
Some further information on French Open 2008 Venue and Timings are enlisted as follows:
Sunday May 25th to Sunday June 1st - Matches will start at 11am
Monday June 2nd to Wed June 4th - Matches will start at 12 noon
Thursday June 5th - Matches will start at 12 noon: Women's semi-finals at 2pm
Friday June 6th - Matches will start at 11am: Men's semi-finals at 1pm
Saturday June 7th - Matches will start at 12 noon: Women's final at 3pm
Sunday June 8th - Matches will start at 11am: Men's final at 3pm
Flightshotelstours.com gives detailed information on Venue and Timings of 2008 French Open.
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