Play begins at the French Open in Paris on Sunday. It is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held on red clay. The competition lasts 15 days. The women’s singles final is scheduled for June 8, and the men’s singles final is June 9.
FILE - A ball rests on the court of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris , Saturday, June 3, 2023. Play begins Sunday and lasts 15 days. There are day and night sessions. The women’s singles final is Saturday, June 8; the men’s singles final is Sunday, June 9.Defending champion Iga Swiatek is expected to be seeded No. 1 in the women’s bracket, with Australian Open winner Aryna Sabalenka next, reigning U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff at No.
The tournament’s second retractable roof, now atop Court Suzanne Lenglen, will make its debut. The main stadium, Court Philippe Chatrier, got its roof in 2020.With Paris hosting the Olympics this year, many of the world’s best tennis players will return to Roland Garros to compete for medals from July 27 to Aug. 4. It is the first time the sport will be played on clay at a Summer Games since Barcelona in 1992.
24 — Grand Slam singles titles for Djokovic, the most by a man in tennis history and the most by anyone in the Open era, which began in 1968.Total prize money for the 2024 French Open is rising to nearly 53.5 million euros, about $58 million — an increase of nearly 8% from last year. The two singles champions each will receive 2.4 million euros, about $2.6 million.
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