The French Open 2017 is just around the corner this year. Many tennis enthusiasts are more than excited for the new season of the French Open, which is also known as Roland Garros. However, before the Roland Garros tournament starts, tennis fans may want to know some things, such as the match schedule, the TV coverage, latest odds, etc. This article will answer all these questions of tennis fanatics. Read on to find out more about Roland Garros 2017, which is soon going to take place this year.
The most popular tennis tournaments around the world are Wimbledon and the French Open. The French Open is quite different from Wimbledon, as it is played on the slow red-colored terre battue and Wimbledon is played on fast grass.
Only ten players in the era of the French Open have won the Channel Slam. Moreover, where the French Open was founded in 1928 in Paris, France, the latter was founded in 1877 in London, England. Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world.
The French Open is the second tennis Grand Slam of this year after the Australian Open. This tournament has a rich history since it was first introduced in 1891. Moreover, it remains a favorite choice of one of the foremost tennis players, who is none other than Rafael Nadal. This tennis superstar has won an incredible nine times so far on the clay court.
Dates of the French Open 2017
The season of Roland Garros 2016 was won by Novak Djokovic. So, let us see when the new season of the French Open starts. The French Open tournament takes place for duration of 14 days. The first day of the Roland Garros tennis matches will start on 28 May and will run till June 11. The singles final of men will happen on June 11, Sunday. On the other hand, the singles final of women and doubles final of men will start on the day before.
Latest odds of the French Open 2017
Novak Djokovic, the defending champion, heads into the Roland Garros tournament as Sun Bets’ even money favorite player. Andy Murray can be supported at a munificent 4/1. Moreover, the early price of Rafael Nadal is 5/1. These are the latest odds for men. For the women, victory of Serena Williams can be supported at 2/1. On the other hand, Simona Halep and Garbine Muguruza have a betting priced at 9/1 and 9/2 respectively.
Defending Champions of the French Open
In a battle between the top two tennis players worldwide, Novak Djokovic emerged as the best by beating Andy Murrary, even though the Brit won the first set of Roland Garros. The victory of Djokovic was momentous because his win meant that he finished a career Grand Slam.
With his victory, Novak Djokovic became the first man after Red Laver in 1969 to have won all 4 main titles right away. In the singles of women, Garbine Muguruza became the 2nd Spaniard to win Roland Garros, as she beat Serena Williams.
TV channels showing the French Open 2017
Roland Garros 2017 will be shown by ITV2 and ITV 1 in the United Kingdom, since the broadcasting rights are with these channels to show live coverage of the French Open 2017. Besides this, British EuroSport will also display some matches of Roland Garros 2017. If you live abroad, you can see this tennis tournament on Eurosport 1&2.
Draw for the French Open 2017
The draw for Roland Garros’s first round generally occurs some days prior to the beginning of the tennis tournament. Based on the number one seed, players will be placed at the draw’s opposite end to the World No.2. Since this tournament will start on 28 May, its draw will take place roughly around 25 May.
Tickets for the French Open 2017
In order to buy tickets for Roland Garros, you just have to visit their official website and you can easily and quickly buy tickets from there. However, the general public cannot buy tickets until March 22, Wednesday.
People who are licensed members can buy tickets from 1 February. Furthermore, there are a few limitations on buying tickets of the French Open 2017. Only four tickets per person can be bought for the main courts over the whole tennis tournament.
Plus, a maximum of two tickets can be bought for the Sunday final. The official website of Roland Garros has a resale service, which begins from mid of April. This is when people can purchase and sell surplus tickets.
The price of tickets for the French Open 2017 can vary from £17 for the outside courts to nearly £200 for the best seat at the main court on the final day of the tennis tournament. Most of the tickets for Roland Garros average from about £40 to £65, depending on the court you would like to see and the seat category.
So, these are the important details about Roland Garros 2017 that every tennis fan must know. These details will help you to book your tickets and watch Roland Garros 2017 on television channels.