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Video: Spirit of Roland Garros Soars

The crushed red brick courts come to life thriving with players sprinting, sliding and skidding across the clay.

If you've never visited the French Open before, here's your cinematic ticket.

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The newly-released Spirit of Roland Garros features more stars than the trailer for The Force Awakens, Star Wars Episode VII giving viewers a Hi-Def look at life in the clay-court capital of Grand Slam tennis.

Check out the video above and immerse yourself in the Roland Garros experience. It offers viewers a multi-angle view of Roland Garros from the perspective of the players, lines crew, fans and even a glimpse of a fast-handed performer juggling vintage racquets.

Keep an eye out for a sliding Gael Monfils, the flight path of Rafael Nadal's twisting topspin forehand, the electric jolt of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Roger Federer's forehands.

The video highlights the thumping power of Serena Williams, Ana Ivanovic and Maria Sharapova as well as the sheer beauty of clay-court tennis in Paris.

In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris that killed 130 people, many Parisians have come together at concerts and sporting events to show a spirit of defiant solidarity and celebrate the cultural beauty of Paris. The Guardian reports the Ernest Hemingway classic A Moveable Feast, which is set in Paris, shot to the top of the French book-sales charts after the attacks.

This video celebrates the dynamic beauty of clay-court tennis and left us hungry for more. By the time the video was done, we could almost smell the coffee and croissants, taste terre battue on our tongues and indulge the urge for a group "Allez!"

About the only thing missing? Roland Garros champion Stan Wawrinka. We may have missed him or perhaps Stan stars in the sequel.

Photo credit: Roland Garros/FFT

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