A debate has started over the name of a 135-year-old tennis Grand Slam.
On Tuesday, the official X account of the ongoing Grand Slam in Paris tweeted a popular meme showing the rapper Drake shooing away “French Open” and pointing approvingly at “Roland-Garros.” The tournament captioned the photo: “For everyone asking.”
The post has nearly 700,000 views and 33,000 likes.
While Roland-Garros is the name favored by the tournament itself, English speakers and media—particularly in the United States and England—use “French Open.”
The three other Grand Slam tournaments—the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open—are all played in English-speaking countries.
