Rain, wind and cold.
The new roof of the Philippe-Chatrier court could not have dreamed of better circumstances on Sunday for its official inauguration in competition.
Like the three other Grand Slam lifts (Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open), Roland-Garros has finally acquired this tool that players have been calling for for years and which is bringing it into the modern era.
The new equipment, which will have cost the trifle of 55 million euros, took advantage of the sad autumnal conditions of the first day of the French Open to deploy its impressive wings, a tribute to the aviator Roland-Garros.
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These eleven panels 105 meters long, each weighing 330 tonnes, mounted on rails, housed the central court for much of the day.
Monumental, the structure nevertheless gives the impression of floating in the air to preserve the stars of the little ball
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