French Open Courts With Roof

The structure covers roland.

French open courts with roof.

The spectacular transformation of philippe chatrier court is well underway. Its 11 pane retractable roof is currently being fitted. 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 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. See the coming transformation of philippe chatrier court and its retractable roof. 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. 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. Fortunately we have these. Discover the roland garros official app. 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.

8 sections are already in place and the last 3 will be installed by the end of january 2020. Les jardins de rol. The facility was constructed in 1928 to host france s first defence of the davis cup. It is named after roland garros a pioneering french aviator.

It is a grand slam championship tournament played annually around the end of may and the beginning of june.