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Four, representing the national tournaments of the four most-populous tennis playing nations. At the start of every year is the Australian Open, held during summer in the Southern Hemisphere, which with the lead-off tournaments held throughout the country occupies the entire month of January. The tour then splits into a Clay swing through Central/Latin America and an Indoor Hard swing through Eastern Europe before reconverging in May for the famous clay tournaments held throughout Southern Europe leading up to the French Open (which is often referred to by the name of the stadium in which it's held, Roland Garros). This gives way instantly to a month of grass tournaments in Northern Europe, culminating in the oldest Major tournament, Wimbledon (you'll hear SW19 used a lot during Wimbledon, that's the postal zone where the stadium is located and serves as a nickname for the entire affair). Players then head across the pond for the US Open Series, a month of hard-court play in North America with the final major of the year at the end, the US Open. The US Open is the only one of the Majors to have been played on all the surfaces during its history, starting out as a grass tourny in emulation of Wimbledon, then moving to clay courts for the several years that the current hard court facility in Flushing Meadows where it still resides.
After the US Open it's all done but the shouting. Some players head to the Far East where various and sundry hard-court tournaments fill the calendar until the Tour Finals in November. Others lay low and rest up for the next round of Majors. Prize money is equal for men and women, even though women still play their usual best of three sets tennis while the men up the ante to best of five sets matches. Majors are distinguished by their 128 person main draw and two-week duration, both double the next largest size of tournament in tennis.
BTW, while I was writing this, Berrer won the match, 7-6(6) 7-5.
Congrats to all who followed.
After the US Open it's all done but the shouting. Some players head to the Far East where various and sundry hard-court tournaments fill the calendar until the Tour Finals in November. Others lay low and rest up for the next round of Majors. Prize money is equal for men and women, even though women still play their usual best of three sets tennis while the men up the ante to best of five sets matches. Majors are distinguished by their 128 person main draw and two-week duration, both double the next largest size of tournament in tennis.
BTW, while I was writing this, Berrer won the match, 7-6(6) 7-5.
Congrats to all who followed.
