French Open Roof Falls

A minimum of four players returned positive coronavirus tests on the eve of the grand slam event.

French open roof falls.

The french open 2020 is about to begin in a week s time. Therefore night matches will be possible for the first time at the clay court grand slam. A major setback has struck the french open 2020 even before the start of the qualifying event on monday. The iconic philippe chatrier court finally has a retractable roof installed and the floodlights are operational too.

Each truss is divided into 7 sections measuring 15m long and 3m high. The time required to close french open 2020 roof. This number could soon rise to 15. It consists of 11 trusses each weighing 330 metric tons.

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 structure covers roland. In early february the french tennis federation proudly released a video to announce the roof was ready. A few weeks later people were sheltering in place as the nation went into confinement.

Roof panel falls on crowd at french open. 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 french open 2020 bubble has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The retractable roof on philip chatrier takes around fifteen minutes to close and covers a surface area of 1 hectare.

Coco gauff falls in first round of fanless u s. 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.