Roland Garros Roof Collapse

Stade roland garros roland garros stadium french pronunciation.

Roland garros roof collapse. A roof on philippe chatrier court. 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. The spectacular transformation of philippe chatrier court is well underway. The grand slam on clay will show numerous changes in the venue and also in other facets due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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 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. A tangible yet highly symbolic event. The home of the french open roland garros is getting a long planned revamp worth over 400 million including a new roof over philippe chatrier court.

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. Tennis fans are getting ready for the great event on the clay calendar roland garros which will bring together again the great rackets of men s and women s tennis to fight for the title on parisian clay. The final part of the roof has been fitted.

How we put a roof over our heads wednesday 5 february 2020. The exclusive home of roland garros tennis delivering live scores schedules draws players news photos videos and the most complete coverage of the 2020 roland garros tournament. Other stories christophe guibbaud fft. Its 11 pane retractable roof is currently being fitted.