The 2013 French Open is just around the corner. Here are the important dates of the matches that you should keep in mind. We bring you the start of each round at this year's French Open as the action hits Roland Garros on May 26.
The First Round at Roland Garros looks as follows, from Sunday, May 26, the beginning of the tournament for Men and Women's Singles, until Tuesday, May 28, watch the first round of the tournament as it will take three days to decide who advances to the next round.
Second Round- The following round will only take two days to complete. Starting from Wednesday, May 29 until Thursday, May 30, there will be second round matchups at Roland Garros.
The Third Round goes for two days from Friday, May 31 until Saturday, June 1. The interesting Fourth Round then follows from Sunday, June 2 until Monday, June 3. This will be the round that decides who the final top eight players are in Men's and Women's singles as they will head to the quarterfinals.
Now, if you're a fan who likes to live on the edge and prefers to watch the tournament in its latter stages, this is when the quarterfinals take off.
For both Men's and Women's Singles matchups, the quarters begin Tuesday, June 4 and carry onto Wednesday, June 5. The final four Men and Women will advance to the semifinals which will take place for the Women on Thursday, June 6 and for the Men on Friday, June 7.
For All the Marbles
The Championship Round, the French Open Finals, will take place for the Women on Saturday, June 8. Meanwhile, the Men's Singles closes up the tournament on Sunday, June 9.