French Open Courts With Roof

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

French open courts with roof.

The spectacular transformation of philippe chatrier court is well underway. 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. Les jardins de rol.

It is a grand slam championship tournament played annually around the end of may and the beginning of june. Open the french open is the only major tournament without a structure allowing play to go on during rainy days. With a new retractable roof now available at the u s. Fortunately we have these.

8 sections are already in place and the last 3 will be installed by the end of january 2020. Stade roland garros is a complex of tennis courts located in paris that hosts the french open a tournament also known as roland garros. The facility was constructed in 1928 to host france s first defence of the davis cup. 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.

The 8 5 hectare complex contains twenty courts including three large capacity stadiums. Tennis grand slam circuit switches its focus to paris following the australian open but roland garros will have a different look for this year. It is named after roland garros a pioneering french aviator. Discover the roland garros official app.

Its 11 pane retractable roof is currently being fitted.