Federer, Venus seek sixth Wimbledons (AP)

Courtesy Yahoo! Sports - Top News  Mon, 06/22/2009 - 06:41

Sania Mirza of India returns to Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany dueing their women's singles. first round match at Wimbledon,Monday, June 22, 2009.

So far, Wimbledon's new roof is keeping the rain away.

The retractable roof was open Monday when five-time champion Roger Federer stepped onto the lawn for the opening match on Centre Court.

His opponent was Yen-hsun Lee of Taiwan. Play began in cloudy but dry weather. When it rains, the translucent roof on the 87-year-old stadium will be closed so the match can continue.



 

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