Wimbledon Roof Closed

The roof was closed at 2000 gmt on thursday night the huge trusses and flexible fabric covering taking around eight minutes to close from the moment the switch was flicked.

Wimbledon roof closed.

After the 2006 championships the roof was removed and 2007 championships were played with no roof. The roof closed from inside no 1 court the roof was built on a budget of 70m and took three years to complete it will enable more matches to be played for longer if weather conditions turn during the club s wimbledon grand slam tournament. 10 minutes maximum that the roof takes to close 10 trusses holding up the roof 16 metres height of the roof above the court surface 30 minutes. There was no moisture on the court at all henman said allaying wimbledon s fear that condensation would be a major problem once the roof was closed and the costly investment in an air management.

The roof was needed for the opening ceremony as rainfall swept across sw19 on sunday afternoon. Maximum time expected before play can start continue after the roof is closed and the internal environment is controlled and stabilised. It was a measure to. What made it historic was the closed roof overhead.

We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. The court was initially covered with a green tarp wimbledon s timeworn method of waiting for rain to subside so play can resume before all england club officials quickly decided to shut the roof. After nearly 90 years of rain delays on centre court which was built in 1922 wimbledon has finally created a way to keep the tennis coming. History of the wimbledon roof.