French Open Roof Collapse

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French open roof collapse.

The spectacular transformation of philippe chatrier court is well underway. The time required to close french open 2020 roof. 8 sections are already in place and the last 3 will be installed by the end of january 2020. Tennis grand slam circuit switches its focus to paris following the australian open but roland garros will have a different look for this year.

Each truss is divided into 7 sections measuring 15m long and 3m high. The retractable roof on philip chatrier takes around fifteen minutes to close and covers a surface area of 1 hectare. The french stop of the tennis tour is the last major to fit a retractable roof to join wimbledon the australian open and the us open. Open champion naomi osaka has pulled out of the french open because of an injured left hamstring.

Nadal eyes record. The exclusive home of roland garros tennis delivering live scores schedules draws players news photos videos and the most complete coverage of the 2020 roland garros tournament. It consists of 11 trusses each weighing 330 metric tons. The new roof will undergo multiple tests.

Its 11 pane retractable roof is currently being fitted. 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. The french open 2020 is about to begin in a week s time. Therefore night matches will be possible for the first time at the clay court grand slam.

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