Floorient Jousse presents the play “The insolent Roland Garros”

Florient Jousse presents the play on Friday 14 July The outrageous Roland Garros in which he plays. “This is the aviator’s story Roland Garros. We are at the beginning of the 20th century and will accompany it through its adventures,” he explains. The piece is also about the records he was able to make. “There are many things we don’t know just by remembering his name for the tennis court‘ says the actor.

The aviator lent its name to a reunion phrase

The tournament therefore traces the aviator’s journey and explains why the famous Grand Slam tennis tournament ultimately bears his name. Florient Jousse told an anecdote about the famous aviator: “Roland Garros was born on Reunion Island. His statue is over there on the Saint-Denis seafront. He has his left hand on a propeller and his right hand is in his pocket. When the Reunionese are asked for money, they say: “Go to Roland”, which means something like “You can always run away”. His hand is petrified for eternity.