PARIS: Roland Garros has completed a revamp ahead of the French Open as the Parisian ground gears up to host the tennis tournament and boxing semi-finals and finals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The Suzanne Lenglen will be the second covered court at Roland Garros, four years after the Philippe Chatrier, when the claycourt Grand Slam starts on May 26.

“The Lenglen roof will enable us, in the event of bad weather, to shelter 25,000 people [on the two main courts], to have two matches instead of one being played, and will give us a little more flexibility in our programming,” tournament dir­ector Amelie Mauresmo told a press conference.

Published in Dawn, April 26th, 2024

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