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Roland-Garros: the public returns, the atmosphere too

2021-06-09T22:17:21.732Z


REPORT - Taking advantage of the entry into force of the health pass, the tournament was able to welcome a larger audience.


An air of celebration.

Caps, boaters, sunscreen, fans, misters, parasols ... In the busy alleys, the shops or on the courts, sunglasses and properly fitted masks, Roland-Garros released a precious scent of yesterday, with the eagerly awaited return of a (more) large audience.

As in restaurants, swimming pools or gyms.

A day, between waffles and ice cream, savored without moderation, like naps in the deckchairs on the Place des Mousquetaires.

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The 2020 tournament, born in gray by accident, as Laurent Voulzy sang, postponed to the fall due to the Covid-19 pandemic, had experienced the minimum gauge (1000 spectators per day across the site).

The 2021 tournament, for its part, tested the millefeuille gauge, evolving according to the stages of deconfinement: qualification tournaments behind closed doors, 5,383 spectators from May 30 to June 8, with a maximum capacity of 1000 on the courts, then, from from this Wednesday, June 9,

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Source: lefigaro

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