French Open Tennis Tournaments

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Roland Garros 2008 (French Open Tennis) Teams, Scores, Schedule, Timing & Duration

French Open Tennis 2008(Roland Garros 2008) Mens and Women's Doubles Teams:

* Men’s doubles French open tennis 2008(Roland Garros 2008) draw has 64 teams.
* Women’s doubles French open draw has 64 teams.
* In French Open 2008(Roland Garros 2008) mixed doubles draw has 32 teams.

French Open Tennis(Roland Garros) Scores

Tennis French open tennis scores may seem a lot more complicated on paper but for a tennis fan, it is no more than a cake-walk.

* Scores system in French Open tennis 2008 is identical in the singles and doubles games.
* What differentiates French Open scores from the scores in other tournaments is that in French Open the score nomenclature is done in French.
* The matches commence with a toss and the winner gets preference for the side or the service.
* A tennis game, in absence of a tie, is played to four points, designated by the terms 15, 30, 40, and game.
* In tennis tournament Zero points is referred to by the term “love”
* A tie at 40 is called deuce.
* Since a player needs two points to win a game, the game continues from deuce until one player wins two points over the other.
* After reaching deuce, the player who wins a single point has the “advantage”. The next point won by the opponent would always lead to a deuce.
* A “no-ad” system is employed in mixed doubles which refers to a single point after deuce that can win a game.
* In tennis scoring, the score of the server is always announced first.
* After each odd-numbered game, the players or teams switch sides in the tennis courts.
* Players are required to win six games to win the set, but they must win by at least two games.
* A tiebreaker played to 7 points or more, is employed when a set becomes tired at 6-6.
* The winner of a tiebreaker is the winner of the set.
* Tennis matches are usually the best two out of three sets for women’s singles, women’s doubles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles and the best three out of five sets for men’s singles.
* The same player does the service for a single game and the service is switched after each game.

French Open Tennis 2008(Roland Garros 2008) Duration and Timings

* The French Open tennis 2008 Tournament is a periodic sporting event:
* That takes place once every year
* French Open tennis 2008(Roland Garros 2008) commences on 27th of May to 10th of June
* The French open tennis 2008(Roland Garros 2008) matches schedule is spread over a two-week period

French Open Tennis 2008(Roland Garros 2008) Schedule :

* Sunday May 27th 2008 to Sunday June 3rd 2008: Matches start at 11am
* Monday June 4th 2008 to Tuesday June 5th 2008: Matches start at 12 noon
* Wednesday June 6th 2008: Matches start at 11 am – French open mens quarter-finals at noon
* Thursday June 7th 2008: Matches start at 11 am – French Open Women's semi-finals at 2pm
* Friday June 8th 2008: Matches start at 11am – French Open Men's semi-finals at 1pm
* Saturday June 9th 2008: Matches start at 11 am – French Open Women's final at 3pm
* Sunday June 10th 2008: Matches start at 11am – French Open Mens final at 3pm

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