The metal frame of the roof of the Suzanne-Lenglen court at Roland-Garros was laid on time and the stadium will be operational for the 2024 French Open and the Paris Games, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) announced in a press release. Thursday.
Operational for Roland-Garros 2024
“The first significant step in this major work (roof arrangement) just finished with the positioning (ripage) structural steel »specifies the FFT while the central court Philippe-Chatrier has been covered since 2020.
The “Suzanne-Lenglen” project, launched in 2021, will continue until March 2023 with the installation of the cover storage box. The last phase of the construction site will begin after the 2023 edition of the tournament, with the installation of the canvas constituting the mobile cover.
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The first images of the roof layout on the Suzanne-Lenglen court??
With the accompaniment of @SOLIDEO_JOPthe roof will be operational for the 2024 Roland-Garros tournament and the Games of @Paris2024 ????
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— FFT (@FFTennis) December 22, 2022
This blanket will be inspired by the pleated skirt created by Jean Patou for Suzanne Lenglen, “in homage to the champion, pioneer of women’s tennis, who embodied French elegance so well”selon la FFT.
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With a capacity of 10,056 seats, the Suzanne-Lenglen court is the second largest stadium on the Roland-Garros site, after the Philippe-Chatrier court (15,225 seats).
At the 2024 Olympics, in addition to tennis, it will host boxing events.
