Roland Garros announces important changes for the 2025 edition

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Roland Garros 2025 is just around the corner. The second Grand Slam of the season will take place from May 25 to June 8, where they will seek the two new winners of one of the most historic trophies in tennis. The clay court tour, as interesting as it is fleeting, will come to a close with the French tournament. Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek will be the main rivals to beat, in an edition that promises a lot of tension and long matches, as we are already accustomed to at the French Slam.

In a press conference organized this morning, the tournament director, Amelie Mauresmo, announced the major changes that the 2025 edition will have. Like every year, the tournament strives to renew itself and offer improvements that benefit both the players and the fans. These are the significant changes that Roland Garros 2025 will have in its upcoming edition.

Change in the schedule of men's semifinals

There will be no changes in the schedule structure of the other rounds, something that has generated so much controversy in recent years. Therefore, there will continue to be three matches in the daytime session at Philippe Chatrier, starting at 12:00 p.m., followed by an evening match starting no earlier than 8:15 p.m. This will continue to cause delays, and the last match may start on more than one occasion after 9:00 p.m., which leads to best-of-five sets.

The change comes in the schedule of the men's semifinals, set for Friday, June 6. The first semifinal will remain scheduled for 2:30 p.m., while the second semifinal will now be part of an evening session. This is the big news, since previously, the second semifinal started no earlier than 5:30 p.m. and was all part of the same session. For the fans, there will be two different sessions instead of just one. Thus, the second semifinal will start no earlier than 7:00 p.m.

Although it is true that in past occasions, the second semifinal has started around this time, fans from the first session will have to vacate Philippe Chatrier to make way for those attending the evening session, who will exclusively enjoy the second men's semifinal.

Record prize money

In a very tumultuous time concerning money matters, with players at odds with the major tournaments, whom they have even threatened with a lawsuit, Roland Garros 2025 announces that it will offer a record prize money of a total of €56.3 million. This represents an increase of 5.2%, €2.87 million more than the 2024 edition.

It remains to be seen how this money will be distributed among the different rounds to determine who benefits the most from this increase. Nevertheless, this will still not satisfy the vast majority of players, as this prize money will continue to be around 16% of the overall profits of a tournament of this caliber, when they demand much more.

Cheaper tickets

The tournament announces the release of 160,000 tickets priced at less than €30, making it much more accessible for fans. In 2024, Roland Garros announced a historical attendance record for the tournament, with a total of 675,080 spectators.

Nocturnal fan zone in the largest square in Paris

For those who cannot attend the tournament or simply want to enjoy the atmosphere of Roland Garros in the heart of Paris, the tournament will set up a fan zone in the Place de la Concorde, the largest square in the city and one of the most emblematic places in Paris, located in the 8th district, between the Champs-Élysées and the Tuileries Garden.

This fan zone will be set up from Wednesday, June 4, to Monday, 9, to celebrate the end of the tournament, from the quarterfinals to the two finals of the weekend. This initiative expects to welcome around 5000 spectators, both tourists and French people, in a space of over 5000 square meters, where they can watch the matches on a big screen in a place full of animation and entertainment, with food trucks, a bar, a DJ set, and a tournament shop.

The Suzanne Lenglen Court will host more important matches

They assure in the press conference that the daily lineup at Suzanne Lenglen, the second most important court of the tournament, will be much more interesting than usual, with the top players competing there on more than one occasion. This way, fans will be able to see the players up close as they enter the stadium.

Charity day, Saturday, May 24

Roland Garros will organize a charity day, the day before the start of the tournament, with exhibition matches between French and foreign players.
 

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