French Open Centre Court 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.

French open centre court roof.

Once they are assembled into two units these sections make up a truss that spans 105 metres and is mounted with canvas. 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 tournament s new court simonne mathieu which is the most imaginative aspect of a remarkable rebuilding programme undertaken by the french tennis federation came at a cost of 360m euros. Philippe chatrier court s retractable roof is made up of 11 trusses each weighing 330 metric tons.

Each truss is split into 7 sections measuring 15m long and 3m high. The structure covers roland. 8 sections are already in place and the last 3 will be installed by the end of january 2020.