“The way the Paris sky shed a few tears for Rafa“, this is how Roland Garros chose to describe some spectacular photographs published on its official X account, formerly Twitter. The iconic courts of the Parisian Grand Slam, among which we find the Suzanne Lenglen, the second court of the tournament, were completely covered by snow on Thursday.
A Christmas scene that changes the orange of the clay for the polar white of the snow. The Parisian tournament also wanted to have a gesture with its champion par excellence Rafa Nadal, with 14 Musketeers’ Cups.
Tears stained white and leaving the tracks covered by snow, instead of water as it happened in the past during the first days of competition. For example, on the fourth day, where 56 matches were affected.
The French capital, where up to four centimetres of snow was recorded yesterday, and the north of the country is experiencing a snow and cold snap that began on Thursday. For today, Meteo France is extending the orange snow and ice warning until midday throughout the Paris region and is urging people to exercise caution.
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