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The future tournament, the largest in the world on clay, will expand the facility from 8.5 to 13.5 ha

Delegates of the French Tennis Federation (FFT), called to decide on the future of Roland Garros Grand Slam voted that remain in Paris and validated the proposed project to expand and upgrade existing facilities.

The winning project, which won the support of a required two-thirds vote of delegates federation, extending the concession to its current location since 2016, announced the FFT.

The future tournament, the largest in the world on clay, will expand the facility from 8.5 to 13.5 hectares and forced a relocation applications of Versailles, Marne-la-Vallée and Gonesse, all located on the outskirts Paris.

Paris won the last vote the draft Marne-la-Vallée, which proposed to enable 55 tracks in 35 acres with three central courts of which two and a retractable roof would cost about 500 million euros, but 35 kilometers from the capital, near Eurodisney facilities.

The winning project, which convinced the delegates to not move the tournament location has been held since its creation in 1928, provides for giving the Centre Court Philippe Chartier a retractable roof similar to the Magic Box in Madrid and even , on the Suzanne Lenglen, and create a new track for 8,000 fans.

In addition, the surface will be extended in five hectares, ie 60 percent, will be built 2,500 square meters of space for public and sponsors. The French Tennis Federation plans to deliver a press conference today for further information that became official in a statement.

Cree that he and his companions feels defenceless TO THE Federer

Rafa Nadal has indicated that the board of the RFET would have to know what kind of president is representing them. Referring president Pedro Munoz, and in statements to TVE, Nadal said that "we do not feel represented by him and did not want. With him we have done. We have marked a line. If the president says one thing and doing another, countless occasions, can not remain his players. "

The player said that he and his colleagues feel helpless before the decisions of the Federation. "We have no voice or vote," he said. "The Board and the presidents of the territorial had to know what kind of president is representing us," added Nadal who warned that unspecified "stronger than some things have not come to light and can leave."

Nadal reiterated the last point of the open letter to public opinion our president. "

This was said Spanish player after all the controversy unleashed last week on the manner in which Madrid has been chosen as the venue for the preliminary round of Davis Cup semifinals against the United States that will be played in September in the Plaza de las Ventas . "Madrid does not deserve a semi-final but we accept that we are imposing," said Nadal. "We can not have a president look only their personal interests and political shelved to he and seven other players, and selector, Emilio Sanchez Vicario, signed in Rome, and recalled that he and his colleagues maintain that not attend the events to which Pedro Munoz attend.