It was a 100 years ago today that Roland Garros based at Dunkirk, was captured by the Germans
C’était il y a tout juste 100 ans, le lundi 19 avril 1915 : Roland Garros, basé à Dunkerque, est capturé par les Allemands
Roland-Garros, we know as tennis courts in Paris
How did Roland-Garros come to be? Why is it named after an aviator? In what year was the tournament first held? Who are the legends of the game to have inscribed their name on the Coupe des Mousquetaires trophy? We take a fond look back at the long and glorious history of the world's greatest clay-court championship.
http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/history/index.html
Way back when...
The stadium that stages one of the world's four major tennis tournaments was built in 1928, but the French men's singles championship goes back much further than that. Originally reserved for members of French clubs, it was first held on the courts of Stade Français club in Paris in 1891. The women's singles were added six years later, it was not until 1925 that the French Tennis Federation decided to open the event to the best foreign players. Thus, the French Internationals were born, and staged alternately at Stade Français and Racing Club de France until the Roland-Garros stadium came into being in 1928. Follow the link if interested to read more.http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/history/index.html
