Wimbledon closes roof for 1st time in 2010

Published November 20, 2014

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The roof over Centre Court at Wimbledon was closed for the first time at this year's tournament Monday — not because of rain, but because of fading sunlight.

The retractable cover, first used in 2009, was shut, and the stadium's artificial lights were turned on after the third set of No. 3-seeded Novak Djokovic's first-round match against Olivier Rochus of Belgium. Rochus was leading 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.

Play resumed after a delay of about 35 minutes, and was able to continue past 10 p.m., while the rest of the All England Club's courts were shrouded by darkness.

It was the third match on Centre Court during Day 1 of the tournament.

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