French Open Tennis Roof

The new roof over court philippe chatrier is again proving its worth on day 2 of the french open.

French open tennis roof.

Therefore night matches will be possible for the first time at the clay court grand slam. The final major of a bizarre 2020 calendar. The french open 2020 is about to begin in a week s time. 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.

French open welcomes new roof on philippe chatrier court tennis grand slam circuit switches its focus to paris following the australian open but roland garros will have a different look for. Typically held as summer blooms in paris instead its autumn setting in and players have made their way from the u s. With a new retractable roof now available at the u s. Open in new york city to the italian open in rome and now roland garros as it s known in france.

The court is hosting the only play as rain thwarted the start of all other matches at roland garros. Tennis news tennis interviews in an interview to welovetennis gilles jourdan commented on the philippe chatrier stadium going through renovations in the french open. The french open tennis clay court major starts sunday 27 sept. The iconic philippe chatrier court finally has a retractable roof installed and the floodlights are operational too.

Open the french open is the only major tournament without a structure allowing play to go on during rainy days. Tennis grand slam circuit switches its focus to paris following the australian open but roland garros will have a different look for this year. A retractable roof is essential.