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Gaston Cloup, Roland Garros court maintenance manager and clay lovers

Gaston Cloup, Roland Garros court maintenance manager and clay lovers

On Court 14 of Roland Garros, Pascal SANCHEZ questions Gaston CLOUP, head of the maintenance team of the courts. "We have permanent staff throughout the year and occasional staff during the fortnight". He explains how a court is maintained and stresses the importance of keeping the clay matches, during which one sees "the most beautiful tennis points in the world". Roland Garros' clay comes from Oise. It is composed of crushed brick. During the interview, the staff works on the course: watering, scanning lines, dispersal of calcium chloride to allow the court to stay wet, passage of the net on the clay...

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Publication date : 31 May 1996

Reference:
I20252850
Credits:
Producteur: France 3   -   Journalist : Sanchez, Pascal  -  Presenter : Sanchez, Pascal  -  Participant : Cloup, Gaston
Origin:
The alleys of Roland Garros   -   Producteur: France 3
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Reference:I20252850

Credits:Journalist : Sanchez, Pascal-Presenter : Sanchez, Pascal-Participant : Cloup, Gaston

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