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French Open has outgrown Roland Garros.

Statesman (India)

| March 24, 2010 | COPYRIGHT 1999 The Statesman (English). (Hide copyright information)Copyright

;Indo-Asian News ServicePARIS, 23 MARCH: French Open tennis officials sent up warning flares that the clay court Grand Slam could face an eventual eviction from its hallowed Roland Garros site owing to public and environmentalist opposition to a much-needed expansion.Tournament director Gilbert Ysern laid it all on the line: "We have two options, we can make it bigger or move out. It would be heartbreaking to leave Paris, but we have to consider it."The tree-shaded complex named after a French World War I aviator has become increasingly crowded as the event has grown in stature in recent decades. Its Court Central, even with 15,000 capacity, needs more seats."Roland Garros cannot stay …

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