Monday, June 21, 2010

Live - Wimbledon 2010

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By Piers Newbery
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

Centre Court roof
0942: And to, er, close the roof discussion from yesterday, Neil Harman of The Times helpfully pointed out to me the 'Centre Court Roof Protocol', which states that "The Championships is a daytime event." This might come as a surprise to anyone who sat under the lights at 10pm last night, but it goes on: "If a match is suspended due to rain or bad light, the normal covers will first be deployed, the roof closed and the match will then complete under the roof." So expect more late-night action at the All England Club.

Tim Henman
0931: Before we look ahead to day two, here's Tim Henman on Roger Federer's extraordinary five-setter on day one: "A lot of people said Federer didn't look his normal self, that there might have been something up, but I don't buy into any of that. Falla was simply the better player and deserves a lot of credit because he was the one dictating so many of the rallies in the first four sets."

Text in your views on 81111
Jeranimo, Wales, via text: "Any chance of some bagels today? Not sure I can handle another day like yesterday."

Anne Keothavong on Twitter: "Morning everyone! Its going to be a hot one today - sunscreen!"


0918: It's the usual form today everyone, live coverage on BBC Two, red button and 5 live sports extra from 1200 BST, BBC One from 1215 BST, and a selection of video streams available from this page at 1200 BST. It's a big day and I know you'll all be on edge already - you've got to love the budget.

0908: Play finally ended at 2258 BST last night, Wimbledon's latest ever finish, after the roof was brought across and the lights turned on to allow Novak Djokovic and Olivier Rochus to finish their match. Djoko clinched it 6-2 in the final set, which included this magnificent celebration. "You don't get to see a lot of late-night matches in Wimbledon history," the Serb said afterwards, "so I'm happy that in a way my name is in the history books for playing late in the night."

The sun is out
0905: BBC Breakfast weather presenter Carol Kirkwood: "We have a gorgeous day in prospect and the temperatures are going to continue to rise to around 27C. It's going to be hot with high pollen levels, something worth bearing in mind if you're coming down to Wimbledon."

0900: Morning, and welcome to day two of Wimbledon 2010. It has plenty to live up to as day one was a bit of a belter. Those of us who have come to expect easy first-round wins for the likes of Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams have been spooked by the Falla factor, after Alejandro got desperately close to creating the biggest shock in Wimbledon history against Roger Federer. And those of us used to Wimbledon winding down with setting of the sun might have to rethink.


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