Date: May 27 - June 10, 2012
Edition: 111th
Category: Grand Slam
Location: Stade Roland Garros,
Paris, France
Defending Champions:
Men's Singles - Rafael Nadal
Women's Singles - Li Na
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May 14, 2012 05:01 PM #1Moderator
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2012 French Open
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May 14, 2012 05:08 PM #2Moderator
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All the big names except Kim
Of the 104 players granted direct acceptance into the main draw of the men's singles, two of them have a protected ranking (Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas and Germany's Benjamin Becker). Ivan Ljubicic however will not be taking part in the 2012 French Open, the Croat having decided to retire from tennis after his first-round defeat this week at Monte Carlo.
World No.1 Novak Djokovic will be looking to secure his first ever French Open title, and having won Wimbledon and the US Open last year and the Australian Open in January 2012, the Serb is on course to hold all four Majors at the same time and achieve a Grand Slam over two seasons.
Rafael Nadal will be attempting to stop Djokovic and also to become the first player in the history of the event to win seven men's singles titles at Roland Garros. Roger Federer meanwhile, who lost last year's final, will be looking to extend his record haul of Grand Slam titles to 17.
Among the French players, world No.5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is the highest-ranked player, followed by Gaël Monfils (No.13), Gilles Simon (No.15) and Richard Gasquet (No.18). Six other locals have been given direct acceptance, namely Julien Benneteau, Michaël Llodra, Jérémy Chardy, Edouard Roger-Vasselin, Nicolas Mahut and Benoît Paire.
The men's singles draw will feature 128 players in total, with remaining slots taken up by 16 qualifiers and eight wild cards.
In the women's draw there are also two players from among the 108 with direct acceptance who have benefited from a protected ranking – Hungary's Agnes Szavay and Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky. Two other players will not be taking part – Belgium's Kim Clijsters who is suffering from a hip injury, and Romania's Alexandra Dulgheru who has a problem with her right knee.
World No.1 Victoria Azarenka from Belarus will be looking to win her second Grand Slam in a row after she opened her account at the Australian Open back in January. Maria Sharapova is right behind her in the rankings, and after making the semi-finals here last year, she will be keener than ever to add a Roland Garros title to her long list of achievements.
Five French women have been given direct acceptance into the main singles draw, with Sharapova's fellow 2011 semi-finalist Marion Bartoli heading the list at No.7 in the world. She is followed by Pauline Parmentier (No.59), Stéphanie Foretz-Gacon (No.80), Virginie Razzano (No.99e) and Alizé Cornet (No.100).
The women's singles draw will feature 128 players in total, with remaining slots taken up by 12 qualifiers and eight wild cards.
The 104 men's players with direct acceptance into the main singles draw (based on the ATP rankings as of 16/04/2012)
The 108 women's players with direct acceptance into the main singles draw (based on the WTA rankings as of 16/04/2012)
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May 14, 2012 05:13 PM #3Moderator
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In two weeks! Are you ready lads and gals?
Oh, and the Fantasy League!
OK, who will be hosting 2012 French Open?
Try sorting this out as soon as possible,
then contact Admin Nakura. Cheers!
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May 15, 2012 11:05 PM #42012 NBA Champs-Miami Heat
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will Balls show the full coverage of the French Open? hopefully.
and excited again to join the Fantasy League!
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May 17, 2012 08:33 PM #5Member
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With the way things are going at the pre-tournaments, I see a resurging Serena Williams as the favorite to win her second FO crown. Victoria Azarenka can give her a challenge for the title. Maria Sharapova and Agniezska Radwanska will surely live up to their rankings, while I see Angelique Kerber and Ana Ivanovic mixing up the women's draw. Defending Champion Li Na and finalist Francesca Schiavone, given their slumping forms may fall at the early rounds.
Roger Federer can add up a second RG crown with a consistent performance come the QuarterFinals and SemiFinals. My second pick would be Novak Djokovic to complete his career Grand Slam while defending champion Rafael Nadal will surely be a force to reckon with. Andy Murray looms as a contender, but I don't see him winning it. Tomas Berdych and Juan Martin del Potro have outside chances to break the Big Four come semifinals.
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May 19, 2012 10:15 AM #6Member
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excited here
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May 21, 2012 01:53 PM #7Moderator
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The main draws will be announced on Friday, May 25. First round matches begin on Sunday, May 27.
Wala pang host for FO 2012?
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May 21, 2012 02:16 PM #8The Ominous
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I'll be hosting, unless there are objections.
Originally Posted by renz_reggy03
In two weeks! Are you ready lads and gals?
Oh, and the Fantasy League!
OK, who will be hosting 2012 French Open?
Try sorting this out as soon as possible,
then contact Admin Nakura. Cheers!
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May 21, 2012 02:40 PM #9Moderator
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^Great. Have a fun time hosting Feodore_Knox.
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May 21, 2012 02:59 PM #10The Ominous
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I always have a fun time hosting! The level of fun just varies from one FL to the next. Originally Posted by renz_reggy03
^Great. Have a fun time hosting Feodore_Knox.
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May 21, 2012 03:53 PM #11wanderer
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^ update the rules
baka may sumabit na naman jan 
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May 21, 2012 04:02 PM #12The Ominous
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I already have that covered. Originally Posted by maysapaw
^ update the rules baka may sumabit na naman jan
By the way, according to Nakura, we'll have new pins for this FL. How cool is that?!
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May 21, 2012 04:03 PM #13Moderator
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^At napasilip ako sa previous FL thread. Nakalimutan ko kasi ano nangyari, basta alam ko lang may nangyari.
Basta, rules are rules.
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May 21, 2012 04:27 PM #14Member
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Rafaaaaaa!!!
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May 22, 2012 01:19 PM #15Unggoy na Panot
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Rafa will defend his FO title and continue his dominance on clay. I think he's regaining his confidence against the Joker (with his recent win against him in Rome). Plus, there's no Kryptonite Blue clay in RG.
Though on the other end I don't see the one-hit wonder Li Na repeating.
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May 23, 2012 10:29 AM #16The Ominous
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Where's everyone? I hate to open the Fantasy League when there's not much buzz around here!
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May 23, 2012 12:50 PM #17Moderator
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Ito raw yung Top 8 seedings!
Men's:
- Novak Djokovic
- Rafael Nadal
- Roger Federer
- Serena Williams
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
- David Ferrer
- Tomas Berdych
- Janko Tipsarevic
Women's:
- Victoria Azarenka
- Maria Sharapova
- Agnieszka Radwanska
- Petra Kvitova
- Andy Murray
- Samantha Stosur
- Li Na
- Marion Bartoli
Alam na kung sino mananalo.
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May 23, 2012 12:54 PM #18Moderator
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I think they're still busy with AI and Jessica Sanchez. Originally Posted by Feodore_Knox
Where's everyone? I hate to open the Fantasy League when there's not much buzz around here!
Let's do this!
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May 23, 2012 06:33 PM #19Father!
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Originally Posted by renz_reggy03
Ito raw yung Top 8 seedings!
Men's:
- Novak Djokovic
- Rafael Nadal
- Roger Federer
- Serena Williams
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
- David Ferrer
- Tomas Berdych
- Janko Tipsarevic
Women's:
- Victoria Azarenka
- Maria Sharapova
- Agnieszka Radwanska
- Petra Kvitova
- Andy Murray
- Samantha Stosur
- Li Na
- Marion Bartoli
Alam na kung sino mananalo.
Asar ka naman. LOL I was looking for Serena. hahaha.
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May 23, 2012 06:53 PM #20St. Moritz
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Subscribing!
Rafa and Serena FTW
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