Rain, bad light stops play at Wimbledon

Rain and bad light brought an end to play at Wimbledon this evening.

Rain and bad light brought an end to play at Wimbledon this evening.

Just 35 minutes after a two-hour suspension, the wet weather returned and the tournament referee Alan Mills brought proceedings to a close for the evening.

In the men's quarter-finals, Sebastien Grosjean leads Tim Henman by two sets to one on centre court but Henman is 2-1 up in the fourth.

On court one, unseeded Alexander Popp is tied 6-4 6-4 3-6 3-6 2-2 with Mark Philippoussis.

The two remaining matches, Roger Federer / Sjeng Schalken and Jonas Bjorkman / Andy Roddick, are due to follow on centre court and court one respectively.

  • Join The Irish Times on WhatsApp and stay up to date

  • Sign up for push alerts to get the best breaking news, analysis and comment delivered directly to your phone

  • Listen to In The News podcast daily for a deep dive on the stories that matter