Last year’s Wimbledon Championships broke new ground with the opening of a new-look Centre Court, complete with roof and designed to help out officials if the usual inclement British summer weather struck to affect wimbledon betting 2010.
The roof built on Centre Court had been in the planning stage for five years and what a spectacular sight it was when first used in a match during the championships during a match between Amelie Mauresmo and Dinara Safina.
Later in the tournament, British No 1 Andy Murray also got a chance to feature in the new-look court, although that was just to finish a match that had been delayed by rain while darkness closed in outside.
The renovations added only a few extra seats to the capacity, currently around the 15,000 mark, and more work included new press facilities and hi-tech scoreboards, but it is the impact on the tournament that cannot be forgotten given the inexact science that weather prediction is.
The roof takes 10 minutes to close, so covers will still be used to protect the turf in case of really heavy rain, and because the air conditioning system needs 30 minutes to regulate the temperature for players and fans alike. You can check out our hvac services from this site to set up the perfect maintenance schedule to maintain the system properly.
But those delays to play are nothing compared to what has gone on in the past when organisers have been forced into all kinds of shenanigans with regards to scheduling to get the tournament done and dusted without going too far into a third week.
Although bad weather is still a distinct possibility to delay things and affect Men’s wimbledon betting odds, since only one court is covered, at least there will never again be a day at Wimbledon where a complete washout ensues after a downpour.
The venue is also going to be used for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, meaning the 3,000 tonnes of steel in use and the fabric for the actual roof might actually come in handy twice that year – you can’t imagine the IOC wanting to present Murray with his gold medal (that’s a guess by the way) three days after the closing ceremony!
