French Open moving from Roland Garros?

The French Tennis Federation is considering moving the French Open from Roland Garros if an expansion project does not get approved and started within the next year.

The project has been agreed on, and an architect has been chosen.  But now the Paris City Council seems to be getting cold feet on the matter.  29.26 million will do that to you.  The whole tiff about this project which will put a retractable roof over a new center court for the 2013 or 2014 French Open.  The renovationis set to cost 177 million with 29.26 million coming from each the French Government and the Paris City Council.

"It seems that the mayor's entourage has become more hostile to our project -- which was not the case when we launched it,"..."Add to that the residents' opposition and we are now forced to look for other options, including that of leaving the premises."  said Gilbert Ysern the FTF director general.

Basically this is all a bunch of pushing and shoving for leverage.  There are threats to leave, which are probably just idle and intended into scaring the Paris City Council into caving in and ponying up their end of the money.  Where would the French Open go?  There is too much tradition, and such a great venue for it to pick up and leave over this in my opinion.  Eventually the money will be forked over, probably reluctantly, but in the end all will be good and Roland Garros will be having a new center court with a retractable roof.