[AntonioMQ]

[MpNelQTU]

Very nice photo.


If they don't switch those hardcourts for clay ones, I have no idea where they plan to fit in more.

[mtvlover571]

Very nice photo.


If they don't switch those hardcourts for clay ones, I have no idea where they plan to fit in more.

The original plan is/was for across the road. Where those white trailers are, I guess. It's a park

[toreesi]

I've been there, and I still need help on which court is which. Is the round one Lenglen or "the bullring," or are they the same thing? Is the one with green seats Chartrier? and what's the white square one below (what I think is) Chartrier?

Hooray for self-sufficiency: Round stadium is Court 1 (I assume this is the bullring), green one is Chartrier, and other one is Lenglen.

[KatoabamyHant]

The original plan is/was for across the road. Where those white trailers are, I guess. It's a park

I had no idea they have trailer parks in Paris. That certainly explains Tatiana Golovin.

[Pelefaifs]

now dry behave a bit.

okay the plans were to have a new court with a roof nearer Paris that would be in the high left corner of your picture where you have a green soccer field or something like that. But apparently politics are making that plan difficult so now they are talking of moving Roland far from Paris wich would really suck.

[O25YtQnn]

I had no idea they have trailer parks in Paris. That certainly explains Tatiana Golovin.

BTW where is she? did her injuries end her career?

[KatoabamyHant]

now dry behave a bit.

You hate me, don't you?!?!?

For the record, I love the French more than most of the Americans!

But Tatiana is not really French. She's Russian. Just ask M8.

BTW where is she? did her injuries end her career?

Yes. I can't remember the specifics of the injury, but she called it quits, IIRC.

I'm pretty sure it was a back injury, which, well, should not come as any major surprise.

[Pelefaifs]

BTW where is she? did her injuries end her career?

well she's on TV every day, here in Roland.

[untostaronaf]

I had no idea they have trailer parks in Paris. That certainly explains Tatiana Golovin.

Sorry, Madame. But that made me laugh really hard.

[untostaronaf]

Where the hell is the parking lot?

[Pelefaifs]

there is noe real parking lot.

There is one temporary in the bois de boulogne (in the direction of the trailers but farther away) for the duration of the Open.

Then there are others near PAris (undergroung parkings) and then you have a free NAvette (a bus), but more or less thay ask people not to come with a car (though I go with my car )

[whatisthebluepill]

BTW where is she? did her injuries end her career?

Her career is pretty much over but she said recently that she is still young and the pain can disappear or not. She has severe back pain due to spondylitis.

[O25YtQnn]

well she's on TV every day, here in Roland.

That is pretty cool she is still involved in the game

[O25YtQnn]

Her career is pretty much over but she said recently that she is still young and the pain can disappear or not. She has severe back pain due to spondylitis.

That is a shame...

I always loved watching her, she had the most incredible footwork!

[southernplayer99]

They were talking about attempted expansion during Sunday's coverage. Apparently some "tree-huggers" (the broadcaster's word) got involved and caused plans to expand into the Bois de Boulogne to be cancelled. All the other info they mentioned is in an a-on-line article:


PARIS -- Don't count defending champion Roger Federer and four-time winner Justine Henin among fans of a proposal to hold the French Open outside Paris beginning in 2016.

Gilbert Ysern, general director of the French tennis federation, told a news conference on Saturday that relocating the clay-court Grand Slam from Roland Garros is being considered because it needs more space to remain competitive with the three other major tournaments.

Three options are being examined, including one next to Versailles castle. Another possible site is near Disneyland Paris.

The French Open has been at Roland Garros since 1928 and the federation has a contract there till 2015. The French federation assembly is expected to make its decision in February.

"I think by the time I finish my career, the tournament will still be at Roland Garros," Federer said. "I don't know if the French Open will one day move to Disney, I doubt it. There is more space outside the city, I understand, but come on . . . "

Henin accepted that space is an issue at Roland Garros, but said its tradition is one of the French Open's main assets.

"I hope they find a solution to keep the tournament here," she said. "The tradition is here. This is my favorite tournament. Maybe [a move outside Paris] will happen. You need to be realistic. Compared to other Grand Slam tournaments, which are always getting bigger, it has become difficult in terms of space. Everyone knows that."

Among the Grand Slam tournaments, only the French Open and Wimbledon have never been moved. While Wimbledon has been updated, facilities at Roland Garros have become outdated. The lack of space for 450,000 annual spectators, players, journalists and sponsors is a problem, while the absence of covered courts leaves the tournament vulnerable to the weather.

"We have to create the Roland Garros of 2040," French federation vice president Bernard Giudicelli said. "We will do everything to make sure that Roland Garros 2016 will be played in a bigger and modernized stadium."

The French Open's facilities are spread over 21 acres, while Melbourne Park -- the site of the Australian Open -- and Wimbledon each have 49 acres. Flushing Meadows, site of the U.S. Open, has 34.5 acres.

"Some players told us they cannot imagine leaving Paris," Ysern said. "But if we stay, we have to modernize the facilities to aim for excellency. We need more space and a retractable roof over the center court."

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga said there is only one Roland Garros.

"I would prefer to stay here and make the tournament bigger here because this site is wonderful," Tsonga said.

If the tournament stays in Paris, three adjoining areas will be added to Roland Garros at a cost of about $251 million. Building a new stadium outside Paris would cost an estimated $754 million.

Versailles castle is 12 miles from downtown Paris. Disneyland Paris in Marne-La-Vallee is 30 miles from the French capital.

Should the tournament be relocated, preliminary designs envision a 74-acre site with 55 tennis courts -- two with a retractable roof -- that would be able to receive up to 60,000 people a day.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/ten...ory?id=5210359

[mtvlover571]

They were talking about attempted expansion during Sunday's coverage. Apparently some "tree-huggers" (the broadcaster's word) got involved and caused plans to expand into the Bois de Boulogne to be cancelled. All the other info they mentioned is in an a-on-line article:


http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/ten...ory?id=5210359

I cringed when Carillo (I think) said that like it was an actual term apt for professional use

[untostaronaf]

there is noe real parking lot.

There is one temporary in the bois de boulogne (in the direction of the trailers but farther away) for the duration of the Open.

Then there are others near PAris (undergroung parkings) and then you have a free NAvette (a bus), but more or less thay ask people not to come with a car (though I go with my car )

LOL. Such a rebel.

[untostaronaf]

Maybe the French Open can be the first to expand up. There has to be a way to put stadiums/courts on multiple-story complexes. I'll bet if the sides/walls were left open they could still be considered outside matches.

They need a creative, out-of-the-box thinking architect.

[Pelefaifs]

Maybe the French Open can be the first to expand up. There has to be a way to put stadiums/courts on multiple-story complexes. I'll bet if the sides/walls were left open they could still be considered outside matches.

They need a creative, out-of-the-box thinking architect.

yuch, I hat buildings

well actually in the architect view of the new court which I had seen, there was a new center court with a roof and under that court there were 4 training indoor courts.