Plans For Roof On Court 1 At Wimbledon

The project includes remodelling of the no 1 court with a new fixed and retractable roof that allows for uninterrupted play regardless of weather conditions.

Plans for roof on court 1 at wimbledon.

Sportsmail exclusively revealed last month that plans were in place to cover the 11 500 seater secondary arena. A new retractable roof has been unveiled over wimbledon s no 1 court ahead of this summer s competition. For 2018 no 1 court will have a completed fixed roof and a spectator capacity of 11 393 which remains unchanged from last year. Wimbledon has confirmed that a new retractable roof will be built above no 1 court.

Watch live as we celebrate our new roof on no 1 court with stars from the music and tennis world. The new roof at no 1 court at wimbledon marks key changes to the 2019 tournament. Wimbledon plan second roof on court no 1 plans for a second roof at wimbledon have emerged with court no 1 benefiting from continued redevelopment by the all england club. Internationally renowned maltese tenor joseph calleja will also perform as the new no 1 court roof is closed for the first time accompanied by grange park opera s chorus.

The all england lawn tennis club unveiled the fully retractable roof on top of its second biggest. 2 300 tons of steel was delivered to the grounds this year including the nine trusses which weigh 650 tons. Some of tennis greatest players went head to head under the new roof at no 1 court in wimbledon. For 11 432 and a new location north of centre court.

Former brit award winner paloma faith will perform as the headline music act for the no 1 court celebration in support of the wimbledon foundation on sunday 19 may 2019. Along with a new bowl and seating structure the improvements also include accommodation for hospitality extensive catering areas and public plazas that will benefit from spectacular. The new roof cost 70million and is identical to the one that has covered centre court. As part of the plan to add a retractable roof to the.