Post by Taxigirl on Jan 6, 2004 10:38:52 GMT
The All England Club will reveal on Tuesday whether it plans to build a roof over Wimbledon's Centre Court.
An announcement will be made regarding "innovative plans for the Centre Court of the future".
Newspaper reports in recent days have claimed that a roof will be given the go-ahead, with the project expected to be completed by 2006.
The plans are widely believed to involve a sliding roof over Centre Court to end rain delays.
Installing a roof poses particular problems at Wimbledon because of the possibility of humidity affecting the grass surface.
Wimbledon officials have inspected the facilities at another grasscourt venue, Halle in Germany, where the PVC fabric covering takes just 90 seconds to deploy.
British number one Tim Henman has already given his cautious backing after initially opposing the idea.
"I think I'd probably come down in favour but I'd like to hear a little more about it," Henman told BBC Sport.
"If they've got the technology I wouldn't be against it but I do think that on a grasscourt you've got to be very, very careful."
Henman admitted he had changed his view on the subject but warned of the dangers.
"I used to be against it but I've seen it at other tournaments and I think for the spectators and the TV it's important to keep the show rolling," he said.
"But if you mess up a court once it's not going to re-grow overnight. If it's damaged beyond repair then that's the court done for the year.
"With such a big court like Centre Court, you can't afford to make that mistake."