Latest news on Roland-Garros hosting the Olympics 2024:
Roland-Garros will host the tennis and wheelchair tennis competitions at the Paris 2024 Games, marking a new chapter in its illustrious history ¹.
Built in 1928, the legendary stadium is named after the French aviator Roland Garros and is located on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne, close to Parc des Princes ¹.
The stadium is the home of the French Open, one of the four tennis Grand Slam tournaments, and has been modernized several times to rival other Grand Slam venues ¹.
The latest modernization, which took place from 2015 to 2021, installed a retractable roof with a revolutionary design for the Philippe-Chatrier court and added a 5,000-seat court named after Simonne-Mathieu in the Jardin des Serres d’Auteuil gardens ¹.
Roland-Garros will also host boxing and sitting volleyball events at the Paris 2024 Games, in addition to the tennis and wheelchair tennis competitions ¹.
The stadium has 18 clay courts spread over 12 hectares and is located 12 kilometers southwest of the Olympic and Paralympic Village ¹.
The Paris 2024 Games will take place from July 27 to August 4, with five gold medals up for grabs in tennis ².
A total of 184 players from 41 nations will compete in the tennis events, including former Olympic Champions Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, and Rafael Nadal ².
The top seeds in the singles events include Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek, and Coco Gauff ².
The tennis events will be played on clay, and players will have to adapt to the surface change ².
The Olympics will be the last time Andy Murray competes, as he has announced his retirement after the Games ².