Inside the iconic Roland Garros where every little detail is a cinematic spectacle

The Chatrier’s surface is bigger than Australia’s Rod Laver arena, Wimbledon’s Centre Court and the US Open’s Arthur Ashe stadium

It takes less than 50 minutes to amble around Roland Garros and explore all its many parts and every single corner. The pace, even if a tick short of glacial, takes in the courts, big and small and can reach the smallest nooks and crannies. Like behind the Court Simonne Mathieu sunk into the earth and enveloped by botanical gardens is a patch of undulating lawn that has deck chairs, people napping under bushes next to a large screen and

People watch a TV screen outside the center court Philippe-Chatrier during the final match of the French Open on Sunday. (AP)