French Open Tennis Roof

Therefore night matches will be possible for the first time at the clay court grand slam.

French open tennis 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. Open in new york city to the italian open in rome and now roland garros as it s known in france. 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. 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 2020 is about to begin in a week s time. With a new retractable roof now available at the u s. The final major of a bizarre 2020 calendar. The french open tennis clay court major starts sunday 27 sept.

A retractable roof is essential. Open the french open is the only major tournament without a structure allowing play to go on during rainy days. The new roof over court philippe chatrier is again proving its worth on day 2 of the french open. 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 iconic philippe chatrier court finally has a retractable roof installed and the floodlights are operational too. Never mind what month or season it is. Typically held as summer blooms in paris instead its autumn setting in and players have made their way from the u s.