LONDON | Wimbledon Centre Court | 15,000 | Complete - Page 3

madjackmcmad · April 5th, 2008, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Didoluva

I think it is so weird... the fact that you people run the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world and the very famous British grass court season and yet your players can't manage to survive the first rounds of The Championships year after year...

apart from 2 weeks a year, Tennis is pretty much a minority sport here. It's also got an image of being very elitist.

Didoluva · April 7th, 2008, 01:50 AM

Still very elitist? I had another impression of tennis in the UK. I mean, since it is the country where the sport was born and later developed. I do know that some traditions and restrictions are maintained even in the 21th century (clothing at Wimbledon, for e.g.), but I thought that things had come to a point in which tennis was now a popular and affordable activity.

Noostairz · May 5th, 2008, 05:02 AM

don't know if this has been posted before: http://aeltc.wimbledon.org/en_GB/abo...ntrecourt.html

Republica · May 5th, 2008, 04:00 PM

Tennis is being protected by snobs at the LTA as a sport for the rich, you cant question that.

To get the support of the LTA you have to pay to join a club, they give no help to ANYONE outside of this. This is why we are so shit at it - theres loads of kids who want to play tennis, but no access to coaching to keep them playing outside the 'tennis month' of june! Where i Live there are 4 free tennis courts and some more at the leisure centre (cheap), but to get coaching you need to go to the local club which costs a fortune.

Didoluva · May 8th, 2008, 08:49 PM

I see. Pretty bad news then.

Republica · May 9th, 2008, 07:26 PM

Yeh, were fecked.

*England* · May 10th, 2008, 01:09 AM

strange thing to be crap at considering most of our schools have tennis courts, all my 3 schools had 2 to 6 courts and even a school i worked at had 2, not to mention the courts are used for various other sports which we are also crap at.

Sparks · May 31st, 2008, 07:34 PM

Pretty much finished for this years Wimbledon.

BeestonLad · May 31st, 2008, 11:24 PM

So the roof will be operable?

Sparks · June 1st, 2008, 12:57 AM

Well no, I meant that work had finished for the time being.

KiwiBrit · June 1st, 2008, 04:52 AM

I still reckon the roof looks too low. I wonder how many matches it will be before we see the ball hit the roof, and when it does I guess it will be a player let?

BeestonLad · June 1st, 2008, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparks

Well no, I meant that work had finished for the time being.

oh yeah I didnt notice theres still quite a bit of work to be done on it

brummad · June 4th, 2008, 12:19 AM

couple of quick questions
1. will pro games be played under the roof as i kind of agree with the comment about how low it is, but then why would it be designed in such a way,

2. is the grass movable to allow for the venue to be used as an arena style stadium?

thats all

it looks lovely as usual tho x

marrio415 · June 4th, 2008, 11:30 AM

only around th sides the roof is low when the retractable part comes over it will be high over the actual tennis court

dronkula · June 4th, 2008, 12:52 PM

And no - the grass isn't movable and it will never be used as a general purpose arena. For the Paralympics they have to have the tennis event hosted elsewhere (tennis for the Olympics itself will be here) because they need a hard court for it.

And, obviously, the roof itself, when it's fitted for next years tournement, will only ever be closed when it's actually raining. Wimbledon itself is meant to be an outdoor event.

-james- · June 24th, 2008, 11:38 PM

Centre court is looking really good, not finished yet as I was sat at the back today and there was a whole area behind me with no seats that I assume will gain some later as the rows were labelled.

Did not realize the new court 2 had begun, is a long way along am sure it will be 15,000 capacity next year and seems to have kept a standing area at one end. Is a new 4 stand court which has caused some rearrangement of other courts as it was build on old show court 13 which stand has been put on court 11 and I guess some renumbering next year as they are now missing a court 12+13.

ben77 · June 25th, 2008, 11:00 AM

Isn't the new number 2 court the old court 13 (or something like that). From the aeriel view on TV it looks almost complete. Although i haven't actually seen the plans for this court.

***RMB2007*** · June 25th, 2008, 06:20 PM

ben77 · June 25th, 2008, 07:01 PM

Cheers, so almost complete but needs seats. Or does it get a roof aswell. Must be 3000-4000 capacity.

CharlieP · June 25th, 2008, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by RMB2007

Aaaargh! Isn't there a slightly bigger version of that picture? It would be great to be able to read the annotations...

May 5th, 2008, 04:00 PM	#44
Republica BUND Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: UK Posts: 4,077 Likes (Received): 0	Tennis is being protected by snobs at the LTA as a sport for the rich, you cant question that. To get the support of the LTA you have to pay to join a club, they give no help to ANYONE outside of this. This is why we are so shit at it - theres loads of kids who want to play tennis, but no access to coaching to keep them playing outside the 'tennis month' of june! Where i Live there are 4 free tennis courts and some more at the leisure centre (cheap), but to get coaching you need to go to the local club which costs a fortune. __________________ Rant

May 9th, 2008, 07:26 PM	#46
Republica BUND Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: UK Posts: 4,077 Likes (Received): 0	Yeh, were fecked. __________________ Rant

May 31st, 2008, 07:34 PM	#48
Sparks Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne / Bournemouth, UK Posts: 1,070 Likes (Received): 0	Pretty much finished for this years Wimbledon. __________________ "The biggest argument against democracy is a five minute discussion with the average voter." Sir Winston Churchill

May 31st, 2008, 11:24 PM	#49
BeestonLad PQS Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 1,931 Likes (Received): 11	So the roof will be operable? Last edited by BeestonLad; June 1st, 2008 at 12:28 PM.

June 1st, 2008, 12:57 AM	#50
Sparks Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne / Bournemouth, UK Posts: 1,070 Likes (Received): 0	Well no, I meant that work had finished for the time being. __________________ "The biggest argument against democracy is a five minute discussion with the average voter." Sir Winston Churchill

April 7th, 2008, 01:50 AM	#42
Didoluva BANNED Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Córdoba Posts: 2,034 Likes (Received): 0	Still very elitist? I had another impression of tennis in the UK. I mean, since it is the country where the sport was born and later developed. I do know that some traditions and restrictions are maintained even in the 21th century (clothing at Wimbledon, for e.g.), but I thought that things had come to a point in which tennis was now a popular and affordable activity.

May 5th, 2008, 05:02 AM	#43
Noostairz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Transatlantic Posts: 10,012 Likes (Received): 1	don't know if this has been posted before: http://aeltc.wimbledon.org/en_GB/abo...ntrecourt.html

May 8th, 2008, 08:49 PM	#45
Didoluva BANNED Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Córdoba Posts: 2,034 Likes (Received): 0	I see. Pretty bad news then.

May 10th, 2008, 01:09 AM	#47
England Who Dares Wins Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Surrey Posts: 329 Likes (Received): 0	strange thing to be crap at considering most of our schools have tennis courts, all my 3 schools had 2 to 6 courts and even a school i worked at had 2, not to mention the courts are used for various other sports which we are also crap at.

June 1st, 2008, 04:52 AM	#51
KiwiBrit There's only one United Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: the garden city Posts: 1,699 Likes (Received): 1	I still reckon the roof looks too low. I wonder how many matches it will be before we see the ball hit the roof, and when it does I guess it will be a player let?

June 4th, 2008, 12:19 AM	#53
brummad Oh! There he is!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 838 Likes (Received): 0	couple of quick questions 1. will pro games be played under the roof as i kind of agree with the comment about how low it is, but then why would it be designed in such a way, 2. is the grass movable to allow for the venue to be used as an arena style stadium? thats all it looks lovely as usual tho x

June 4th, 2008, 11:30 AM	#54
marrio415 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mansfield and Oxford UK Posts: 815 Likes (Received): 6	only around th sides the roof is low when the retractable part comes over it will be high over the actual tennis court

June 4th, 2008, 12:52 PM	#55
dronkula Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,463 Likes (Received): 1	And no - the grass isn't movable and it will never be used as a general purpose arena. For the Paralympics they have to have the tennis event hosted elsewhere (tennis for the Olympics itself will be here) because they need a hard court for it. And, obviously, the roof itself, when it's fitted for next years tournement, will only ever be closed when it's actually raining. Wimbledon itself is meant to be an outdoor event.

June 24th, 2008, 11:38 PM	#56
-james- Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 78 Likes (Received): 0	Centre court is looking really good, not finished yet as I was sat at the back today and there was a whole area behind me with no seats that I assume will gain some later as the rows were labelled. Did not realize the new court 2 had begun, is a long way along am sure it will be 15,000 capacity next year and seems to have kept a standing area at one end. Is a new 4 stand court which has caused some rearrangement of other courts as it was build on old show court 13 which stand has been put on court 11 and I guess some renumbering next year as they are now missing a court 12+13.

June 25th, 2008, 11:00 AM	#57
ben77 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 611 Likes (Received): 3	Isn't the new number 2 court the old court 13 (or something like that). From the aeriel view on TV it looks almost complete. Although i haven't actually seen the plans for this court.

June 25th, 2008, 06:20 PM	#58
*RMB2007* Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,280 Likes (Received): 231

June 25th, 2008, 07:01 PM	#59
ben77 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 611 Likes (Received): 3	Cheers, so almost complete but needs seats. Or does it get a roof aswell. Must be 3000-4000 capacity.

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