Here are some French words that you might hear while watching the French Open, and their English translation.
Roland Garros website in french
le tennis – tennis
la balle de tennis – tennis ball
le court – court
le court de terre battue – clay court
simple messieurs – men’s singles
simple dames – women’s singles
double messieurs – men’s doubles
double dames – women’s doubles
un joueur de tennis – tennis player
un juge de ligne – line judge
Scoring
rien, zéro – love
quinze – fifteen
trente – thirty
quarante – forty
A / quinze A – all / fifteen all
partout / quinze partout – all / fifteen all
égalité – deuce
avantage service – ad-in, advantage in
avantage dehors – ad-out, advantage out
la balle de break – break point
la balle de jeu – game point
la balle de match – match point
la balle de set – set point
une décision – call
le jeu – game
un jeu décisif – tie-breaker
jeu, set, match – game, set, match
le match – match
out – out
le set, la manche – set
sur la ligne – on the line
Grand Slam related words
grand chelem = grand slam
gagner un grand chelem = to win a grand slam
tournoi du grand chelem = grand slam tournament
Words used on the Roland Garros French website
resultats – results
actualities – news
joueurs – players
billetterie – ticket office
la boutique – shop
Also view this list of useful French phrases.
What other French words do you know that are useful for tennis fans? Please leave a comment and let me know.
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Grand Slam Gal
Some of these words were sourced from this great resource:
Very helpful, thanks for the translations, go Nadal!
Grammar correction – fille
Merci beaucoup Grand Chelem Fils
“Ah … Non!” means Jo Wilfred Tsonga just lost a point.