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Changes to the Philippe Chatrier Stadium and nomination of Stands for 2008
Formerly named A, B, C and D, the stands of the Philippe-Chatrier Court have this year been renamed the Brugnon, Borotra, Lacoste and Cochet stands after the celebrated Musketeers. The Lacoste Stand underwent refurbishment between summer 2007 and April 2008, its capacity being reduced from 2,491 to 2,224 places. The overall seating capacity of the Philippe-Chatrier Court is now 14,840.
*Grounds Passes: Also known as "Annexe
tickets" by the French, are very popular as there
are many great matches to enjoy throughout the tournament
on the outside courts or "courts annexes" as the French call them. Seating on a first come first served basis so it's important to know where the matches you're interested in viewing will be taking place so yo
u can get there as early as possible to secure seats. During the first week you can catch some
great singles matches. As the tournament progresses there'll be mainly main draw doubles,
mixed doubles, junior and senior matches played on the outside courts. In addtion to the
action on the courts you'll be able to enjoy all the animation that
Roland Garros has to offer including the Practice Courts which are great for autographs, Souvenir
Areas, Food areas, and of course the excitement in the "Place
des Mousquetaires" where hundreds of fans congregate between Court
1 and Center Court Philippe Chatrier to watch the action taking
place on the main show courts on the Huge Screen. Consult the
Schedule of Matches to see what matches are planned for the
outer courts (court annexes) throughout the tournament. These French
Open Grounds Passes will give you access to ALL
the outside courts but DO NOT
offer access to the stadiums Phillipe Chatrier, Suzanne Lenglen,
or Court 1.
A Ticket on Court Phillipe Chatrier or Suzanne
Lenglen gives you a reserved seat for the entire day on that particular show court and access to all the outside courts, but you don't have access to any of the other Show Courts as each Show Court requires a separate ticket. So if you have a ticket for the Phillipe Chatrier Court you cannot access the
Suzanne Lenglen court and vice versa.
Both Show courts (Phillipe Chatrier and Suzanne Lenglen) do offer
equal level of matches through Wednesday of the Second week with
top seeds such as Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Henin, Williams, etc. having been
placed in the past on the Suzanne Lenglen Court for their match. From Thursday of the second
week through the end of the tournament all featured singles matches are
played only on the Phillipe Chatrier Center Court and all Show Court tickets we sell will be from Thursday of the second week till the end of the tournament only on Court Philippe Chatrier. It is impossible
to know which court a certain player will be placed in advance as this is
determined only once the tournament is underway and usually
the night before.
Provisional Time Schedule for 2008 French Open Matches
Sunday May 25th to Sunday June 1st: Matches start at 11am
Monday June 2nd to Wednesday June 4th: Matches start at 12 noon
Thursday June 5th :Matches start at 12 noon – Women's semi-finals
at 2pm
Friday June 6th: Matches start at 11am – Men's semi-finals
at 1pm
Saturday June 7th: Matches start at 12 noon – Women's final
at 3pm
Sunday June 8th: Matches start at 11am – Men's final at 3pm
French Open Tickets - About the French Open
The French Open, which is officially called the Roland Garros Tournament,
is held in Paris, France every summer. The clay courts of the Roland
Garros provide the most interesting feature of the tournament. The
clay court slows the ball down, and can do a number on players'
footwork. Traditionally there have been clay court specialists who
emerge from the French Open, who win when higher ranked players
falter. Sampras and Federer could never master the clay. Will threepeat
champion 2005, 2006, and 2007 Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin win
it again in 2008, or will a newcomer seize the French Open.
French Open Tickets - The Best Play on the
Red Clay of Roland Garros
French Open tickets are available for this Grand Slam season. What
could be better than watching the world's top tennis aces sliding
around on the terre battu courts of Roland Garros in a two week
tournament? And besides, it's Paris in the summertime, so after
the final match you can discuss the tournament while sipping coffee
at an outdoor café. Getting tennis tickets to the French
Open would be a dream for any tennis fan.
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