WIMBLEDON, England (AP) The retractable roof at Wimbledon's Centre Court has been closed on Day 1 of this year's tournament because of rain. Showers delayed play Monday at about 5 p.m. local time ...

Although SW19 is an outdoor event, Wimbledon installed a roof on Centre Court, which takes 10 minutes to retract, in 2009 with No 1 Court’s own following 10 years later to mitigate for the ...

(CNN) -- Wimbledon have confirmed plans to hold an exhibition event on Centre Court to test conditions under the new roof ahead of next year's tennis championships. The special one-off event has ...

Federer was irked that the 2008 Wimbledon final ended in low visibility. Now that Centre Court has a roof, no one needs to deal with those conditions again. It's just good to have the option ...

Serena Williams bit her upper lip. She held her left hand over her mouth and tried to hold back tears while getting ready to ...

Next up is the Manic Monday epic between Dinara Safina and Amelie Mauresmo, the first to make use of the newly-built Centre Court roof. For more classic moments, check out our other Wimbledon ...

The Official Wimbledon Twitter: "Latest info from weather bureau: this rain could last for some time. The action will continue under a roof on Centre Court." 1748: It's going to take a little while ...

Bartoli breaks through to the bigtime with stunning Wimbledon upset 2009: Safina, Mauresmo christen Centre Court roof with Manic Monday epic 2010: Pironkova overcomes 'impossible,' doubles up on ...

It was another night on Centre Court where Andy Murray played all the ... For a second, as the roof closed, the lights came on and Murray closed out a steely victory 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 to advance ...

Then, as Fearnley bludgeoned his forehand and Djokovic creaked on a double fault midway through the fourth set, Centre Court sensed it ... But, at Wimbledon, it’s about winning the points ...