Roof At French Open

See the coming transformation of philippe chatrier court and its retractable roof.

Roof at french open.

The french open 2020 is about to begin in a week s time. Discover the roland garros official app. A tangible yet highly symbolic event. Open all of which.

After announcing that a. A retractable roof is essential. Therefore night matches will be possible for the first time at the clay court grand slam. When you know what the french open represents it s obvious that it s an important job especially if it does not work.

Tennis grand slam circuit switches its focus to paris following the australian open but roland garros will have a different look for this year. 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. Therefore night matches will be possible for the first time at the clay court grand slam. Discover the future philippe chatrier court and its retractable roof.

The structure covers roland. The new center court will feature a roof or umbrella as they prefer when it is completed that will be made up of 11 wings of canvas bound steel the roof will be ready for the 2020 edition of the tournament and will bring the french open on par with the other three grand slams the australian open wimbledon and u s. The final part of the roof has been fitted. The iconic philippe chatrier court finally has a retractable roof installed and the floodlights are operational too.

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 huge project to transform the legendary court was thus completed on 5th february 2020 a month ahead of schedule. A retractable roof is essential to prevent weather conditions from affecting play. Eight months after the final match point was played at the 2019 roland garros tournament the eleventh and final truss of the retractable roof has been installed on philippe chatrier court.

There is also a wish of confirming that our choice of staying in paris is.