Intro:

Briton Andy Murray, Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic, Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer, Simona Halep, Rafael Nadal -- who was awarded the Grand Vermeil medal in recognition for his exceptional career by Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo -- and Petra Kvitová preview the French Open, which starts on Sunday.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English) Andy Murray, number three seed

"... I've had four or five very good days practising here. I've played a lot of matches, obviously in Munich and Madrid. You know, it's the best that I've played coming into Roland Garros before so..."

SOUNDBITE (English) Serena Williams, number one seed:

"... Just excited to be here and happy to be in the event and hopefully I can play well and have fun and no matter what..."

SOUNDBITE (English) Novak Djokovic, number one seed:

"I feel very good on the court playing some of the best tennis of my career and hopefully I will be able to carry that confidence and the level of performance into these two weeks."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Maria Sharapova, defending French Open champion (++AUDIO AS INCOMING++):

"[The French Open means] A lot. Very special considering I didn't really know what to expect in the beginning of my career and if I would ever hold this beautiful trophy and to have the chance to hold it two times in my career is very special..."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Roger Federer, number two seed:

"Now I think this year I'm feeling better than last year, just because last year I had a change of racquet and back pain from the year before so there were still some doubts creeping around in my mind whereas this year, I feel like I know where my game is at..."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Simona Halep, runner-up at Roland Garros in 2014:

"... This tournament is very tough and we have to take it match by match because every match is difficult. We'll see if I can play if the second week."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Rafa Nadal, defending French Open champion (++AUDIO AS INCOMING++):

"Yesterday receiving the medal here of the city of Paris was a true honour and I enjoyed it a lot."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Petra Kvitova, world number four:

"I'm feeling well, I just came yesterday and it's a little bit tiring with the travelling but today I'm much better and I had a great practice..."