At Long last! a roof at SW19!

[XFactor1979]

gee... how long did it take for them to figure that out?

all this for a match 10 years in the making between tim henman teaming up with kim clijsters, against andre agassi (AT LAST (!)) teaming up with his wife in a meaningless exhibition mixed doubles match

... but one thing for sure, the english did invent the word 'irony', meaning it is more than likely that it will be 2 completely fine weeks now that they have this roof in place

to take the english mentality of things: GLOBAL WARMING ALL THE WAY!

 

[Drummond]

Well done to Fox Sports for televising the event. Their tennis line-up today was brilliant, Women’s Final, Men’s Final, Davis Cup special then the Wimbledon exhibition.

I’ve got to say, that roof looks absolutely SUPERB! I hope it buckets down a day or two so we can get an idea of just how good it is. Imagine an overcast day with pouring rain only for tennis to be played on the Wimbledon centre court, couldn’t ask for much more.

 

[Hodges]

How good did Agassi move, he still has it.

Roof looks great, looking forward to Wimbledon.

 

[pepsi]

Roof looks fantastic. It feels still like an outdoor court the way the roof has been designed. They haven't changed the seating arrangement either, so for me it has kept the history and feel of SW19 from previous years.

I think it showed its benefit immediately, as it rained during Graf and Clijsters match. Finally we are going to be able to watch Wimbledon for a full 2 weeks, not having to watch replays or wait hours to see if the rain will stop. It's going to be fantastic.

 

[Kaan]

Call me crazy but I actually like rain delays. It makes Wimbledon more exciting IMO.

 

[pepsi]

Call me crazy but I actually like rain delays. It makes Wimbledon more exciting IMO.

You're crazy

I'll admit that I don't mind one day of rain delays, but when you have 3 or 4 days in a row of hardly any tennis, it was very annoying.

 

[matt_897]

Call me crazy but I actually like rain delays. It makes Wimbledon more exciting IMO.

It's tradition, will feel very strange without any rain delays halting all play and having to watch old replays of matches etc. I get what you mean

But overall, this is much better to have at least one court going now

 

[Drummond]

Call me crazy but I actually like rain delays. It makes Wimbledon more exciting IMO.

Agree but lets look at it realistically, only one court has a roof. So if it pours all the outdoor courts will be out of action and there will still be a lot of catching up to do. Considering 9 and Fox are covering it, Nine will be able to show all the live action on Centre Court while Fox will be showing replays galore.

 

[XFactor1979]

one thing guaranteed

they'll never be enforcing the "Extreme heat" rule at wimbledon

 

[SBI]

Agree but lets look at it realistically, only one court has a roof. So if it pours all the outdoor courts will be out of action and there will still be a lot of catching up to do. Considering 9 and Fox are covering it, Nine will be able to show all the live action on Centre Court while Fox will be showing replays galore.

Haha - love the optimism!

 

[CHBench]

Not a fan of Wimbledon, (im probably gonna get shot down for this) in my eyes one of the most overrated sports events of the year. Too uptight, too formal, too boring. I guess thats part of the prestige. Maybe im too young to get "it".

Weird. We get 2 threads on the exact same topc within one minute of each other, on a board that doesn't get much action. Funny that.