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French Open and Facts
Last year Nadal has won the title on the red clay of Roland Garros 4th time in a row and is looking good to add 5th consecutive title. Federer will be trying to stop him?
Ana Ivanovic last year won her first Grand Slam at the French Open.
- The French Open is officially known as the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (translated as the "Roland Garros Tournament")
- The event is named after the stadium it is played in, which is in turn named after a World War I pilot named Roland Garros. This aviator was the first man to cross the Mediterranean in 1913.
- The event began as a national tournament in 1891.
- The tournament was once played on grass
- Most French Open Men's Singles Titles - The most French Open singles tennis titles won by a man is six by Björn Borg of Sweden who won the title in 1974 and 1975, and from 1978 to 1981.