Its 11 pane retractable roof is currently being fitted.
French open centre court roof.
The structure covers roland.
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.
Tennis grand slam circuit switches its focus to paris following the australian open but roland garros will have a different look for this year.
8 sections are already in place and the last 3 will be installed by the end of january 2020.
Once they are assembled into two units these sections make up a truss that spans 105 metres and is mounted with canvas.
The spectacular transformation of philippe chatrier court is well underway.
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.