The spectacular transformation of philippe chatrier court is well underway.
French open centre court roof.
Each truss is split into 7 sections measuring 15m long and 3m high.
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.
Its 11 pane retractable roof is currently being fitted.
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.
Philippe chatrier court s retractable roof is made up of 11 trusses each weighing 330 metric tons.
8 sections are already in place and the last 3 will be installed by the end of january 2020.
The structure covers roland.