French Open Roof Falls

The time required to close french open 2020 roof.

French open roof falls.

A major setback has struck the french open 2020 even before the start of the qualifying event on monday. 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. A long rectangular panel fell from a commentary box terrace on to the crowd forcing the evacuation of two rows of seats at the upper end of court philippe chatrier at the french open on tuesday. Each truss is divided into 7 sections measuring 15m long and 3m high.

Therefore night matches will be possible for the first time at the clay court grand slam. 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. A few weeks later people were sheltering in place as the nation went into confinement. It consists of 11 trusses each weighing 330 metric tons.

A retractable roof is essential to prevent weather conditions from affecting play. In early february the french tennis federation proudly released a video to announce the roof was ready. A minimum of four players returned positive coronavirus tests on the eve of the grand slam event. The iconic philippe chatrier court finally has a retractable roof installed and the floodlights are operational too.

The retractable roof on philip chatrier takes around fifteen minutes to close and covers a surface area of 1 hectare. This number could soon rise to 15. The french open 2020 bubble has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Open looks ahead to french open olympic qualifying adam zagoria contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own.

The french open is one of the most historic competitions in the world but the clay court venue has been brought bang up to date with the addition of a retractable 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. The french open 2020 is about to begin in a week s time.