Roland Garros Current Affairs, GK & News

Roland Garros

September 28, 2014

Roland Garros was a French aviator and fighter pilot of the World War-I era. In those days, there was a big problem of achieving a practicable platform for a forward-firing machine gun on combat aircrafts. Garros is known to have devised a workable installation fitted to the Morane-Saulnier Type L aircraft. Now with this device ..

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Novak Djokovic clinches French open Men’s Singles title

June 14, 2021

Novak Djokovic has won his 19th Grand Slam title in French open 2021 in Men’s single category at Roland Garros in Paris. Key facts He won this title after coming back from 2 sets down against 5th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. Djokovic won the title winning Grand Slam final debutant by 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, ..

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Simona Halep beats Serena for Maiden Wimbledon Title

July 15, 2019

Simona Halep of Romania beats Serena Williams of United States with 6-2, 6-2 in  final to win Women’s Singles Wimbledon Title 2019. She dispatched 7-time Wimbledon Champion Serena Williams in just 56 minutes to clinch her 1st Wimbledon and 2nd Major title. Key Highlights Simona Halep is now 1st Romanian to win singles crown at ..

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Ashleigh Barty clinchs women’s title at 2019 French Open tennis tournament

June 12, 2019

Ashleigh Barty, an Australian professional tennis player and former cricketer, has clinched the women’s title at the 2019 French Open tennis tournament. In the final, she defeated Marketa Vondrousova 6–1, 6–3 at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris. Barty is the first Australian player ( male or female) to win a French Open singles title ..

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Ivo Karlovic becomes Oldest Man to win a match at French Open

May 29, 2019

Ivo Karlovic (40) of Croatia has become the oldest man to win a match at the French Open since 1973, after he defeated the 37-year-old Feliciano Lopez of Spain in a first-round duel of the 2019 French Open Tennis Tournament at Roland Garros. This was the oldest men’s match in combined age at Roland Garros ..

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Infosys to provide digital solution for French Open

March 22, 2019

Indian technology company Infosys has signed a three-year partnership agreement with Roland-Garros to provide technology solution for tennis tournament The French Open, also called Roland-Garros. The 3-year deal, running from 2019 to 2021, is aimed at enriching the game by providing fans, players and coaches with a new experience leveraging Infosys’ expertise in digital technologies ..

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French Open 2017: Rafael Nadal Wins his 10th French Open Title

June 12, 2017

Spain’s Rafael Nadal has defeated Swiss third-seeded Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 to win his record 10th French Open title. This will be his fifteenth major title win. With this victory, Rafael Nadal has become the first man or woman in the Open era to clinch a Grand Slam tournament 10 times. The Open era which began ..

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