Yesterday marked the opening of the new retractable roof at Wimbledon centre court. The opening coincided with the finals clash between Rafa and Roger at the Madrid Open. As a result, very few tennis fans must have tuned in to watch the opening which I thought was a waste because the opening was pretty entertaining stuff.
Trust the English to make a grand opening. Other than the gracing of the event by wonderful acts such as Katherine Jenkins and Faryl Smith, the main highlights were the opening matches between the great tennis couple Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf with Britain's ex number one Tim Henman and former women's tour number one Kim Clijsters. It was gratifying just to see Agassi and Steffi on the courts which they used to dominate their opponents. None of them had lost much of the fluid strokes and leg movement which saw them claim an insane number of Grand Slam titles; Andre Agassi himself was turning back the clock for many fans when he crushed a few forehands past his opponents. Honestly, all these former greats could still do respectably well if they were on world tour, especially the ladies. Clijsters as I understand is contemplating a return.
It was a nice touch all in all; by paying tribute to a timeless venue that has been synonomous with greatness and prestige in the world of tennis. For sure, the roof will add a new dimension to the already wonderful event that is the Wimbledon Grand Slam. I can't wait when Roger will return and re-claim his title here against Rafa in the coming one for 2009.
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