Plans For Roof On Court 1 At Wimbledon

As part of the plan to add a retractable roof to the.

Plans for roof on court 1 at wimbledon.

A new retractable roof has been unveiled over wimbledon s no 1 court ahead of this summer s competition. 2 300 tons of steel was delivered to the grounds this year including the nine trusses which weigh 650 tons. 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. 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.

Sportsmail exclusively revealed last month that plans were in place to cover the 11 500 seater secondary arena. 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. 1 court is a tennis court at the all england lawn tennis and croquet club wimbledon london opened in 1997 for replacing old no. The new roof cost 70million and is identical to the one that has covered centre court.

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. Some of tennis greatest players went head to head under the new roof at no 1 court in wimbledon. Interesting facts about the scope of the no 1 court project. Wimbledon has confirmed that a new retractable roof will be built above no 1 court.

The all england lawn tennis club unveiled the fully retractable roof on top of its second biggest. For 2018 no 1 court will have a completed fixed roof and a spectator capacity of 11 393 which remains unchanged from last year. 1 court it is used for the wimbledon championships and is sometimes chosen for great britain davis cup home ties the primary centre court being preserved solely for the grand slam tennis tournament and the 2012 olympic games. Watch live as we celebrate our new roof on no 1 court with stars from the music and tennis world.