French Open Roof Collapse
Open champion naomi osaka has pulled out of the french open because of an injured left hamstring.
French open roof collapse. The new roof will undergo multiple tests. The french open 2020 is about to begin in a week s time. The iconic philippe chatrier court has finally got a retractable roof installed and the floodlights in operation. 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 spectacular transformation of philippe chatrier court is well underway. Its 11 pane retractable roof is currently being fitted. Paris ap u s. The retractable roof on philip chatrier takes around fifteen minutes to close and covers a surface area of 1 hectare.
The time required to close french open 2020 roof. 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. 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. Osaka joins defending champion ash barty in skipping the french open which.
Therefore night matches will be possible for the first time at the clay court grand slam. Nadal eyes record. The french stop of the tennis tour is the last major to fit a retractable roof to join wimbledon the australian open and the us open. It consists of 11 trusses each weighing 330 metric tons.
Footage shows an officer wearing a face. Each truss is divided into 7 sections measuring 15m long and 3m high.