FROM the security guards at the gates to the top players in the locker room, it’s the question everyone is asking.
Will Grimbledon go into a third week?
Andy Roddick has already declared himself free for a men’s final on Monday, should he be needed.
“I don’t have much of a life outside of what you’re seeing here,” he laughed.
“I wouldn’t even mind it . I got nothing to do at home. Hell, let’s just play Wimbledon for like 12 weeks a year.”
Hopefully, it won’t come to that.
But contingency plans are already in place for an extension of the tournament if the weather continues to cause havoc with the schedule.
So far today there’s been plenty of play, but also a two-hour break due to heavy showers.
When Rafael Nadal walked into the interview room earlier this afternoon, you half expected the sprinklers to go off.
Such has been his luck with the rain.

OK. This is how it works.
You get up at 5.30am and the sun is shining on a lovely July morning.
You exit from Southfields tube station at 7.30am and the sky is blue.
A 15-minute walk later, you walk through the gates of the All England Club and spot the first cloud.
By the time you get through security and walk up Henman Hill towards the press centre, that cloud has started to turn grey.
Now we’re just waiting for the first of what promises to be another series of heavy showers and thunderstorms through the day.
I took these photos just after 8am, when – for once – Centre Court (below) was uncovered.
Wimbledon 2007 has been one of the most rain-interrupted on record.
As I left last night, a second massive storm hit this part of London, drenching homeward-bound fans and creating lakes of water on roads and pavements.

WE’RE nearing the end of day eight at Wimbledon and hopes are high of finishing the tournament by September.
The players long ago lost track of which round they are in, who they are playing next and, in some cases, their own names.
In the absence of prolonged spells of tennis between the scheduled rain, thoughts turned to the state of play in Andy Roddick’s marathon locker room card game with his coach Jimmy Connors.
Sadly, coverage is not available via the red button
Every umbrella in the south east of England has been sold, and most of them are here inside the grounds.
Even the newspaper vendors outside are offering a free rain mac with every edition.
Sometimes you have to look fairly hard to find it, but every cloud does indeed promise a silver lining.

SERENA Williams woke today to accusations of gamesmanship in her dramatic victory over Daniela Hantuchova.
Those of us who witnessed her collapse on Centre Court and attended her subsequent press conference were left in no doubt about Serena’s injury.
To suggest – as the BBC has done – that she might have been putting it on flies in the face of all the evidence.
Former Wimbledon champion Michael Sitch, working here for BBC Radio Five Live, said he felt Serena made the most of her injury.
“I thought she was overreacting a little much, which she tends to do, having this injury.
“Not saying she wasn’t in pain or anything.
“But for me, it was like, when you’re injured, you get up, it hurts, you get treatment.
“Either you keep on playing or not. But there’s nothing inbetween being injured or not being injured.

IT only takes a minute for your world to change on Centre Court.
A tearful Serena Williams said she was saved by the rain after collapsing, screaming in pain from a calf muscle spasm.
Her agony against Daniela Hantuchova was hard to watch, especially for father Richard, mother Oracene and sister Venus.
With his daughter limping back into action, Richard pointed to the sky and shouted at the umpire to cover the court. He got his wish a few minutes later.
Returning after the showers, Serena fought like a wounded animal to stay in the Championships.
Roared on by the late evening crowd, she clinched a memorable third set victory, blowing a kiss to the heavens at the end.
“I’ve never dealt with such pain. I can’t believe I won,” she said a few minutes ago in the press interview room, as dusk fell over SW19.
“When I went down, I didn’t expect to be able to get up.
“I thought about not finishing, but very briefly.
“I thought I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I hadn’t at least tried.”

DAWN today revealed a ring of concrete around Wimbledon.
As reported in last night’s blog, security has been increased in a bid to thwart a possible car bomb attack on the grounds.
Dozens of concrete blocks are now in place around the site, including main vehicle gates.
Extra police were on duty with spectators warned to expect even more intense security checks.
While there is not thought to be any specific threat to the Championships, the All England Club is regarded as a vulnerable target.
Surrounded by public roads, in some areas the crowds watching tennis are just metres away from perimeter walls.
Supt Pete Dobson is the officer in overall charge of policing at the 2007 Championships.

A sign of the times tonight with further increased security measures at Wimbledon.
In a statement issued at 7pm, the All England Club announced it is taking extra steps to enhance security at the 2007 Championships.
Vehicle blockers will be installed at the gates to the club “with immediate effect”.
The statement explained: “The move comes on the advice of the police following recent events in London and Glasgow.”
Chief executive Ian Ritchie said: “As a result of recent events in London and Glasgow, and further to our own discussions with the police and other authorities, as well as taking into consideration the generally higher security alert level in London and across the country, we have been advised by the police to adopt extra security measures to protect the areas at most risk.