Tennis: Wimbledon going undercover

PLANS to build a roof over Wimbledon’s Centre Court, bringing an end to “the frustrations” of ending play when it rains, were announced by the All England Club yesterday.

Work on the roof is expected to be started on Wimbledon’s most famous court by the summer of 2006. The sliding roof on the Centre Court is expected to be completed by 2009.

Unveiling the plan for Centre Court, All England Club chairman Tim Phillips said: “This is an outdoor event and in this day and age when it rains it’s very frustrating for everybody, not least the players and the audiences. We have been looking at the solution which will resolve the problem.