ROLAND GARROS | monicakes

Roland Garros, the French open is one of the four historic tennis tournament.

When I was 13 years old I played tennis in a club but when I entered to High school, I stopped because the study was more serious (My mom said).

Since 2008, I went to RG, I'm still remember the first time, it was like a dream come true ,

I was so excited that I trembled.

I was so small, the site was so enormous and my eyes was wide open like a child, I was so lost.

Now I know RG as my second home, where the food, the toilet are, every corner, its not so huge that I think the first time but the magic is still there, its still marvelous.

One day before the main tournament begin, there is Child day, everyone who come that day, the funds are donated to some charity association.

The spectators can seat and go everywhere, except the backstage.

During this day, some players comes to play 1 set on the 3 main biggest stadium.

In 2010, at the end of the day, they were filmed a video clip of Martin Solveig (French DJ) and his friend Bob Sinclar (French DJ), it was so amazing to be part of this project in a public.

The past 3 years, Bob Sinclar came to mix with Big Ali, and tranformed the stadium into a club.

This past 2 years, I worked for RG, it was so unreal, as a Team Leader in Logistics Communications. I began at 6 am and I have to prepare the different communication media for the team who begin at 7.30 am, I worked on the south of RG (Suzanne Lenglen), the most exhausting and beautiful. Luckily, I got such a great team...

It was fun to go where the place is forbidden to the spectators and be in the players lounge and meet them, awesome.

Even if it was early (so far from my home, 1H15 by train), I don't care because I love this.

When the work was done, I could enjoy some match.

In 2013, after the men's final, we were invited to go to RG's party, it was so gorgeous, servers greet us as if we were significant so funny, nice and sophisticated Party...

After having left my stuff in the locker service, the servers come to us with glass of champagne and wine, how can I say no.... I let you guess how I finished this party and of course I danced all night, the next day I had sore abs, don't ask me how, I can't really remember how I dance :p, hurray the youth...

During this past year in RG, I obviously met some personnalities and players.

One day, I met one of my favourite french players Paul Henri MATHIEU, I'm so fan of his game, his character,... that I trembled so much, I am such a loser ... I met so many other player but I didn't have the chance to be close.

Then I met a lot of personnalities, the funniest was with one of the member of LMFAO, so funny, he was lost !!! and some legends as Mc Enroe and Michael Chang...

Don't Pay attention on me on the picture I look ridiculous...