French Open Tennis or Roland Garros!

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Officially called Roland Garros by the French, the French Open is the second championship in row of the four Grand Slam tournaments and held every year in late May early June. But did you know that the French Open was originally held on a grass surface, and now on slow red clay?

I have a question for you. Without looking up the answer on the internet, can you tell me in what years Roand Garros played tennis at the French Open?

Walt

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did not "google" so will guess.....1928 ?
(off next week to German Ladies Open in Berlin. 15 of top 20 will compete and tickets were very inexpensive)
G

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Sorry

did not "google" so will guess.....1928 ?
(off next week to German Ladies Open in Berlin. 15 of top 20 will compete and tickets were very inexpensive)
G

Are you going for the whole week? Please post some pictures when you get back.


Walt

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Are you going for the whole week? Please post some pictures when you get back.


Walt

We will be in Berlin for 4 days (lots to see) but are attending only Quarter Final Day which is Friday of next week.Will try to post photos (not great on the technology !)

G

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And another question ....what lady won most Grand Slams ( No googling !)

G

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Could It Be .......

Martina Navratilova? Singles, Womens Doubles, and Mixed Doubles. I think Margaret Court (Smith) may have the most Singles wins.

Walt

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Martina Navratilova? Singles, Womens Doubles, and Mixed Doubles. I think Margaret Court (Smith) may have the most Singles wins.

Walt

Most GSs...so all !
G

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Walt ...that was short !
(Not many tennis fans I guess!)
G

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Now you know the rest of the story.

Walt ...that was short !
(Not many tennis fans I guess!)
G

Maybe it is just that, not many Tennis Fans are Timeshare owners.

My question was a trick question.

Walt

Stade de Roland Garros - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


The French Open, officially known as Roland Garros, is a tennis tournament held over two weeks between mid-May and early June in Paris, France. It is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar and is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world.

Officially the "Tournoi de Roland-Garros" (the "Roland Garros Tournament" in English), the tournament is often referred to as the French Open. It is named after its stadium, which is in turn named after the World War I pilot.

The French Open began as a national tournament in 1891. In 1925, the French Championships opened itself to international competitors with the event held on a grass surface alternatively between the Racing Club de France and the Stade Français. For the 1928 Davis Cup challenge, a new tennis stadium was built at Porte d’Auteuil. Named for a hero of World War I, the new Stade de Roland Garros, and Court Philippe Chatrier, was built with a red clay ("terre battue") playing surface.

First World War.com - Who's Who - Roland Garros

Garros' interest in aviation stemmed from a visit to the Reims air show of 1909; until this point he had studied music with the intention of becoming a concert pianist. However his career aspirations underwent a rapid change in the wake of the air show.

Following a series of air lessons he himself practiced exhibition and stunt flying, setting numerous records during 1911-12. In 1913 he flew from France to Tunisia - some 800 km - and was teaching military aviation in Germany when war broke out in August 1914. Undeterred he smuggled his way back to France - via a night flight to Switzerland - and signed up with the renowned Storks squadron.

Garros' initial wartime achievement - a notable one - was his development of a forward firing machine gun which despatched bullets through the rotating blade of his Morane-Saulnier L aircraft; to protect the propeller he attached steel deflector plates, a somewhat crude if effective safety device.

In a two week period in March 1915 Garros downed no fewer than five German aircraft, an achievement that led to his being dubbed an "ace" in an American newspaper; the term stuck and was consequently attributed to other Allied pilots who similarly achieved five successes.

Garros' run of good fortune deserted him however the following month, April 1915, when he was obliged to crash land his aircraft behind German lines. Caught trying to burn his aircraft so as to protect the secret of his forward firing machine gun Garros was placed into captivity and his aircraft handed over to aircraft designer Anton Fokker. Fokker subsequently designed a far superior (and safer) form of forward firing mechanism using an interrupter gear.

Held prisoner in a German camp for the following three years, Garros escaped in February 1918 and promptly returned to air service in France, scoring several more victories. He was however shot down and killed in action on 5 October 1918 while flying a Spad above Vouziers.

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Good reply Walt...had a taken a guess !
My answer is Margaret Court.
Heading off as mentioned to Berlin tomorrow and will attend the quarter finals with my wife . 8 of the top 10 ladies are playing ..so it should be good ( are you still playing ? )
G

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Have A Great Holiday! And Enjoy The Tennis.

Good reply Walt...had a taken a guess !
My answer is Margaret Court.
Heading off as mentioned to Berlin tomorrow and will attend the quarter finals with my wife . 8 of the top 10 ladies are playing ..so it should be good ( are you still playing ? )
G

I still play tennis 3 to 5 times a week. When on vacation at The Beach Club, I may even play 14 days in a row. The Beach Club is a great place to stay if you like Tennis and the Beach. There are 10 clay courts behind the Beach club.

Walt

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Pictures? of the German Ladies Tennis Open

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I see you're back on line. Did you get some good tennis pictures of the German Ladies Open in Berlin?

Walt

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Ireland's Call

I see you're back on line. Did you get some good tennis pictures of the German Ladies Open in Berlin?

Walt

No Walt ...no photos . A great day ...we went to Quarter Finals ...most of the top 20 there ...watched by a few hundred...(same in Rome last week )
Regards from Dublin
Garry