Roof Roland Garros

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 the huge project to transform the legendary court was thus completed on 5th february 2020 a month ahead of schedule.

Roof roland garros.

Stade roland garros roland garros stadium french pronunciation. It is named after roland garros a pioneering french aviator. A tangible yet highly symbolic event. The final part of the roof has been fitted.

Back in the game. The roof s eleven trusses can be opened out in 15 minutes. It may create heavier conditions inside the type players experienced on clay in rome last week. 01 25 pm story so far.

Its 11 pane retractable roof is currently being fitted. Delsey paris x roland garros. Called wings in french pay tribute to the aviator roland garros who gave his life for his country and his name to the stadium and the tournament the fft president revealed. The 11 trusses ed.

03 36 pm wilson x roland garros. Roland garros top seed novak djokovic explained how clay court tennis at this time of year would impact players. Halep v sorribes tormo. 8 sections are already in place and the last 3 will be installed by the end of january 2020.

Discover the different steps of the roof installation on the philippe chatrier court. 09 00 am roland garros x emirates. Other stories christophe guibbaud fft. The spectacular transformation of philippe chatrier court is well underway.

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. 11 44 am kiki bertens. Sinner inaugurates roof with win halep extends streak. Things to look out for.

The 2020 tournament on the move. Three icons of style discover the future philippe chatrier court and its retractable roof. Stad ʁɔlɑ ɡaʁos is a complex of tennis courts located in paris that hosts the french open a tournament also known as roland garros it is a grand slam championship tournament played annually around the end of may and the beginning of june. 03 24 pm azarenka s adaptability pays off.

The new roof is a boon for players fans and tournament organisers alike helping keep scheduling on track with less rain interruptions. A roof on philippe chatrier court.