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.
French open centre court roof.
8 sections are already in place and the last 3 will be installed by the end of january 2020.
Tennis grand slam circuit switches its focus to paris following the australian open but roland garros will have a different look for this year.
Philippe chatrier court s retractable roof is made up of 11 trusses each weighing 330 metric tons.
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.
Once they are assembled into two units these sections make up a truss that spans 105 metres and is mounted with canvas.
Each truss is split into 7 sections measuring 15m long and 3m high.
The structure covers roland.