French Open Courts With Roof

8 sections are already in place and the last 3 will be installed by the end of january 2020.

French open courts with roof.

Les jardins de rol. The structure covers roland. See the coming transformation of philippe chatrier court and its retractable roof. With a new retractable roof now available at the u s.

The 8 5 hectare complex contains twenty courts including three large capacity stadiums. The pandemic forced the shift of the french open at roland garros from may to late september making the completion of a new roof over philippe chatrier court the largest stadium at the paris. Court philippe chatrier s retractable roof will also be in operation from 2020 and french tennis federation president bernard giudicelli confirmed that it would be used if necessary and that night. Its 11 pane retractable roof is currently being fitted.

Discover the roland garros official app. Tennis grand slam circuit switches its focus to paris following the australian open but roland garros will have a different look for this year. Stade roland garros is a complex of tennis courts located in paris that hosts the french open a tournament also known as roland garros. Over the last 10 years the australian open wimbledon and the us open all constructed retractable roofs while the french open remained vulnerable to paris temperamental spring weather.

The facility was constructed in 1928 to host france s first defence of the davis cup. The french open is one of the most historic competitions in the world but the clay court venue has been brought bang up to date with the addition of a retractable roof. It is a grand slam championship tournament played annually around the end of may and the beginning of june. The spectacular transformation of philippe chatrier court is well underway.

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