Jean Gachassin,President of the French Tennis Federation has confirmed that the French Open will continue to be played on the outskirts of Paris at the iconic Roland Garros site.
To host tennis’ prestigious event three groups had made bids on different parts of the French capital.Gonesse is the first place and second place Versailles,the both eliminated while most of the votes goes to Roland Garros over Marne-la- Vallee.
World class players such as Spaniard Rafael Nadal did not favour of the change of location.
“Roland Garros should remain here, because here we can breathe the history of tennis within these walls. It’s very important, whereas if we move elsewhere, maybe the site is going to be bigger, we’re going to lose part of our soul,” the five time French Open winner had said.
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