French Open 2023 

The 2023 French Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 28 May to 11 June 2023, comprising singles, doubles, and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair tournaments were scheduled. It was the 127th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of 2023.

Novak Djokovic won his men’s-record 23rd Grand Slam title with a victory over Casper Ruud in French Open Final. Djokovic broke a tie with rival Rafael Nadal for the most major singles trophies in the history of men’s tennis. The Serb moves into the outright lead of men’s majors ahead of Rafael Nadal. He also becomes the first man to win all four majors at least three times. By winning his 23rd Slam title at the French Open beating Norwegian world No. 4 Casper Ruud 7-6(1), 6-3, 7-5 in the final. Djokovic broke away from Rafael Nadal in the men’s pecking order. Joining Serena Williams on the most Slam count by any player in the Open Era, he also became the first man to win all the Majors at least thrice.

List of Winners French Open 2023:

About French Open:-

The French Open (French: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (French: [ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁos]), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and venue are named after the French aviator Roland Garros. The French Open is the premier clay court championship in the world and the only Grand Slam tournament currently held on this surface. It is chronologically the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments, occurring after the Australian Open and before Wimbledon and the US Open. Until 1975, the French Open was the only major tournament not played on grass. Between the seven rounds needed for a championship, the clay surface characteristics (slower pace, higher bounce), and the best-of-five-set men's singles match, the French Open is widely regarded as the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world.

History:- 

The first tennis tournament was held on the courts of l'Ile de Puteaux in Paris in 1891 as the one-day national championship. Only French players and players from Francais clubs took part in the tournament, but the first winner was H. BRIGGS from England. In 1925 French Tennis Federation decided to open the championship for the best foreign players. When in 1927, the French Musketeers, Jacques BRUGNON, Jean BOROTRA, Henri COCHET, and Rene LACOSTE beat the USA team in The Davis Cup it was required a new stadium to be built to host the following year's return match.

The French Tennis Federation allocated the area of three hectares near Porte d'Auteuil, and they required to name the new stadium Roland Garros in honor of the former member of the Stade Francais club, aviator, who was the first man who in 1913 made the first non-stop flight across the Mediterranean Sea that lasted for nearly eight hours. The following year, Garros joined the French army at the outbreak of World War I. On 5 October 1918, he was shot down and killed near Vouziers, Ardennes, a month before the end of the war and one day before his 30th birthday.

Philippe ChatrierIn 1968 French Open became the first Grand Slam tournament of tennis's Open Era, and the first Open Era champions became Ken ROSEWALL and Nancy RICHEY. In 2001, the center court got the name of the former president of the French Tennis Federation - Court Philippe Chatrier. In 2020, Roland Garros became the final tennis grand slam venue to install a roof.