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 | |  Sunday, 8 July, 2001, 10:50 GMT 11:50 UK Should Centre Court cover up?  As Wimbledon falls victim to the weather once again, the clamour for a roof on the show courts increases. Disclaimer: The BBC will put up as many of your comments as possible but we cannot guarantee that all e-mails will be published. The BBC reserves the right to edit comments that are published.Is it time for Centre Court to cover up?
It is the perrennial Wimbledon debate: If football stadiums have rooves, then why not the courts of SW19? Officials say it is not the technology that is a problem, but the possibility of dew on the playing surface, the result of a micro-climate created inside a covered court. But with thousands of fans and television viewers around the world frustrated once again by long rain delays, pressure for change continues to mount. Is it time for Centre Court to cover up? Or would it change Wimbledon for the worse?
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