One again for this year, great tennis men will play during Roland Garros tournament. Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer , Novak Djokovic…and in the French team : JO Wilfried Tsonga, Gaël Monfils, Gilles Simon, Julien Benneteau, Jeremy Chardy, Paul-Henri Matthieu, Stéphane Robert, Michael Llodra, Florent Serra, Marc Giquel, Richard Gasquet and Arnaud Clément.

For the women Marion Bartoli, Williams sisters, Maria Sharapova, Virginie Razzano and more will play to win this great title.

Roland Garros tournament is the second of Grand Chelem, he is considered as the most difficult in reason of tennis clay which involves to go on the exchanges and exhaust the body.

ROLAND-GARROS SHUTTLE SERVICES :

A free service provided by 40 Perrier shuttle buses will offer non-stop transport between the various stadium entrances, public car parks and nearby Métro stations. Passengers will be dropped off right outside the stadium. Three different shuttle routes will be operated.

Line 1

Butte Mortemart - Route d’Auteuil aux Lacs, corner of Route de Boulogne à Passy, opposite the Hippodrome d’Auteuil entrance. Butte Mortemart - Route de Boulogne à Passy, 300 metres, corner of Route d’Auteuil aux Lacs, direction Chalet des Pelouses d’Auteuil. Route d’Auteuil aux Lacs, opposite Pelouse de Saint-Cloud car park, corner of footbridge over the Périphérique ring-road, direction Pré Catelan. On the footbridge over the A13 motorway, opposite the Porte Marcel-Bernard entrance.

Line 2

Porte d’Auteuil in front of the fountain, corner of Avenue du Maréchal Lyautey, on the central reservation. Porte de l’Hippodrome - Route de Sèvres à Neuilly, corner of Boulevard Anatole-France, 100 metres from the first roundabout. Avenue de la Porte d’Auteuil, facing Avenue Gordon-Bennett direction Boulogne. Avenue de la Porte d’Auteuil, opposite the Porte Marcel-Bernard entrance direction Boulogne, continues from the footbridge over the motorway. No. 9 Avenue de la Porte d’Auteuil, 10 metres to the right of the Porte Marcel-Bernard entrance, direction Porte d’Auteuil. Avenue de la Porte d’Auteuil, 50 metres before Avenue Gordon-Bennett, direction Porte d’Auteuil.

Line 3

Porte de St-Cloud on the bridge over the Périphérique ring-road, at the corner of the Périphérique Extérieur exit. Avenue Félix-d’Hérelle, corner of Avenue Georges-Lafont outside the Coubertin Stadium. No. 9/11 Boulevard d’Auteuil, 30 metres before Avenue Gordon-Bennett, opposite Rue des Tourelles.

Two temporary taxi ranks set up especially for the occasion, will operate during the tournament:

At the corner of Avenue Gordon-Bennett and Boulevard d’Auteuil, Boulogne side. At the corner of Avenue Gordon-Bennett and Avenue de la Porte d’Auteuil, Paris side. You can also telephone the various taxi ranks around the city by calling this number provided by the Mairie de Paris: 01 45 30 30 30.

4 Vélib' bike hire stations are located close to the stadium:

Station n° 16034

76 RUE D'AUTEUIL Number of bikes available: 17

Station n° 16035

ALLEE DES FORTIFICATIONS Number of bikes available: 66

Station n° 16036

PLACE DE LA PORTE MOLITOR Number of bikes available: 60

Station n° 16037

35 RUE MOLITOR Number of bikes available : 20

Line 22 : Opéra - Porte de Saint-Cloud (nearest stop: Michel-Ange Auteuil)

Line 32 : Gare de l’Est - Porte d’Auteuil (terminus)

Line 52 : Opéra - Pont de Saint-Cloud (nearest stops: Porte d’Auteuil or La Tourelle)

Line 62 : Cours de Vincennes - Porte de Saint-Cloud (terminus)

Line 72 : Hôtel de Ville - Pont de Saint-Cloud (nearest stop: La Tourelle)

Line 123 : Porte d’Auteuil - Mairie d’Issy (nearest stop: Roland-Garros)

Line 241 : Suresnes - Porte d’Auteuil (nearest stop: Suzanne-Lenglen)

PC1 : Petite Ceinture (nearest stops: Porte d’Auteuil, Porte Molitor or Porte de Saint-Cloud)

Line 9 : Mairie de Montreuil - Pont de Sèvres (get off at Michel-Ange Auteuil, Michel-Ange Molitor or Porte de Saint-Cloud)

Line 10: Gare d’Austerlitz - Boulogne (get off at Porte d’Auteuil)

Good to know: during the tournament, RATP will be increasing the frequency of its trains to meet the greater demand.

At the corner of Avenue Gordon-Bennett and Boulevard d’Auteuil, Boulogne side. At the corner of Avenue Gordon-Bennett and Avenue de la Porte d’Auteuil, Paris side.

A free parking area for two-wheeled vehicles has been set up in front of 2 Boulevard d’Auteuil, near to Porte Molitor. Parking scooters, motorbikes and bikes on pavements around the stadium is STRICTLY forbidden – not only outside the stadium itself but also on pavements around nearby residential buildings. It is likewise forbidden to park on the pavements of Boulevard d'Auteuil and Avenue de la Porte d'Auteuil. Good to know: parking tickets are regularly handed out whenever these rules are ignored.