It has become a common sight over the last two days of the Roland Garros -- persistent rainfall bogging down the iconic Phillipe Chartier, leading to matches being halted. However, a solution may make weather-related issues a thing of the past. Photo: Baltimore Sun
After games over the past two days being interrupted by rainfall Roland Garros tournament director Guy Forget on Monday said that the French Open’s central court, the Philippe Chatrier, will boast a roof in 2020.
Speaking at a press conference on Monday after the tournament was besiged by rain during the past two days, Forget said: "When you go through two days like this, you realize the importance of having a roof over your courts"
"While Wimbledon, Melbourne, and New York now have the new roof, we'll have to wait until 2020 to have ours," added the 51-year-old, Xinhua reports.
With the organizers of the US Open working on a roof over the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, the Roland Garros has become the only major tournament without a roof over at least one of its courts.
The Australian Open in Melbourne features three, Wimbledon is working on its second, while the US Open also has plans for a second in the pipeline.
"It's an ongoing process which will take us in 2020 where hopefully everything will be done. And the roof is actually the last piece of that puzzle," said Forget, explaining that Court Philippe Chatrier would need a restructuring to be able to support the weight of a roof
"It's an ongoing process which will take us in 2020 where hopefully everything will be done. And the roof is actually the last piece of that puzzle," said Forget, explaining that Court Philippe Chatrier would need a restructuring to be able to support the weight of a roof
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