Roland Garros Retractable Roof

Stade roland garros roland garros stadium french pronunciation.

Roland garros retractable roof.

Its 11 pane retractable roof is currently being fitted. In 2020 a retractable roof will be placed on top of chatrier and the beloved bullring court will be razed. 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 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. 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. We take a look. In other countries things are.

It is named after roland garros a pioneering french aviator. 8 sections are already in place and the last 3 will be installed by the end of january 2020. Its 11 pane retractable roof is currently being fitted. Carré blanc x roland garros 2020.

After announcing that a retractable roof would be installed over roland garros court philippe chatrier by 2018 the earliest date has now been pushed back to 2020. A retractable roof is essential to prevent weather conditions from affecting play and to avoid any disruptions in the schedule. A tangible yet highly symbolic event. What does centre court at roland garros look like with its retractable roof.

Roland garros location inside the crowded confines of paris the grounds are. The huge project to transform the legendary court was thus completed on 5th february 2020 a month ahead of schedule. After the last match at the 2019 roland garros it took eight months to install the final truss of the retractable roof and the work concluded on february 5 2020. 8 sections are already in place and the last 3 will be installed by the end of january 2020.

Christophe guibbaud fft in may 2017 we took up the challenge of rebuilding philippe chatrier court over three years by fitting it with a retractable roof explained bernard giudicelli president of the french tennis federation.