PARIS — Wednesday would have been an ideal day for a roof over the French Open’s center court.
The other three Grand Slam tournaments all have this option, but at Roland Garros there was no way to complete the rain-interrupted men’s quarterfinal between Rafael Nadal and Diego Schwartzman on center court as scheduled.
The cavalry is on the way, however, set to bring a new retractable roof planned for the center court by 2020 — though it might not be fully operational until 2021.
What most tennis fans, and French Open competitors, do not realize is just how complex the process will be.