How did the home of one of the four Grand Slams come to be named after a French flying ace?
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Rafael Nadal returned to his beloved Court Philippe-Chatrier on Wednesday for his first hit at Roland-Garros 2022. The Spaniard practised with his countryman Jaume Munar in a session witnessed by some 4,000 lucky fans.
© Philippe Montigny/FFT World No.6 Ons Jabeur arrives in Paris fresh off a title run in Madrid and runner-up showing in Rome. The Tunisian got her first taste of Court Philippe-Chatrier on Wednesday with a solid practice session with her coach Issam Jellali.
©Philippe Montigny / FFT Former Roland-Garros champions delight fans with special session on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
©Julien Crosnier / FFT Last year's semi-finalist Maria Sakkari had her first practice session on Tuesday on Court Suzanne-Lenglen, joined by her coach Tom Hill.
The wait is over, the 2022 edition of Roland-Garros starts today and runs until June 5
ROLAND-GARROS
16 May - 5 June 2022
