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Roland Garros To Renovate And Build

The planning process to expand Roland Garros, the site of the French Open, has been long, laborious and fraught with problems. But now the Administrative Court of Paris has finally given the go ahead to the French Tennis Federation (FFT) for their estimated 340 million euros (about $437 million) project.
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Results Of ITF Centenary AGM

The ITF announced that the new ITF Board of Directors for the period 2013-15 has been elected at the 2013 ITF Annual General Meeting in Paris, France on Friday 12 July.
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Benoit Paire Complains About Umpire Molina

France’s Benoit Paire may have started a far greater battle than he could ever have imagined after vehemently criticising the umpiring ability of Spanish official Enric Molina
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French Sports Minister Doesn’t Favor Pay TV, Which Could Hurt Expansion

The cost of the Roland Garros expansion, if approved, is tagged around $437 million, which will be financed by a $30 million contribution from the City of Paris
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Roland Garros And The City Of Paris Formally Announce New Plans

The day prior to the start of Roland Garros, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) and the City of Paris presented a progress report about the modernization of stadium and surrounding areas.
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Tennis Tour Tidbits – Roland Garros, Stephens, Federer and more…

Sloane Stephens tells TIME Magazine that she actually was upset when she faced Serena Williams in the year’s first tournament in Brisbane and Serena was fist pumping and yelling
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NBC TV Adds Hours to Paris Coverage

With a new agreement with the French Tennis Federation that keeps the French Open on NBC through 2024, NBC will present 27 hours of 2013 French Open
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Roland Garros: Approval Of Expansion Plans A Must Or Event Could Fade

Roland Garros tournament director Gilbert Ysern plans to keep pushing the tournament’s expansion project despite the fact that an administrative court ruled a few months ago
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French Open To Increase Prize Money

The French Open has followed the trend of both the Australian and US Open’s and announced a significant rise in prize money for the 2013 event at Roland Garros
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Gilles Simon Breaks With Coach Tulasne

The ATP World Tour took another surprising twist as the nation’s third ranked player Gilles Simon parted the ways with his coach
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Bartoli & French Federation to Begin Talks

Marion Bartoli and the French Tennis Federation (FFT) might be ready to start mending fences. Bartoli had told an American reporter during Rome that because the FFT was not going to nominate for the Olympic team because she had refused to play Fed Cup under its rules, that she would go to "war" with French Tennis Federation after the Olympics.
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United States and French Australian Open Wildcards Decided

Rising American stars Ryan Harrison and Lauren Davis have earned wildcards into the main draw of Australian Open 2011
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Decision on Roland Garros Expansion is Approaching

When Rafael Nadal hit his title winning shot against Robin Soderling to win the French Open in early June the long-term future of the event at its traditional Roland Garros home seemed bleak.
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Rain check for US Open final

The US Open will have a Monday final for the third year in succession after rain washed out the scheduled men’s title showdown between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

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