French Open Courts With Roof

The structure covers roland.

French open courts with roof. Discover the roland garros official app. 8 sections are already in place and the last 3 will be installed by the end of january 2020. It is a grand slam championship tournament played annually around the end of may and the beginning of june. 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.

Tennis grand slam circuit switches its focus to paris following the australian open but roland garros will have a different look for this year. 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. 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.

It is named after roland garros a pioneering french aviator. Fortunately we have these. The facility was constructed in 1928 to host france s first defence of the davis cup. The 8 5 hectare complex contains twenty courts including three large capacity stadiums.

Les jardins de rol. Open the french open is the only major tournament without a structure allowing play to go on during rainy days. Discover the future philippe chatrier court and its retractable roof. 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.

With a new retractable roof now available at the u s.