THE sun is out at Wimbledon this morning after a late night, thanks to Tim Henman.
With the last of the crowds gone, it was time for the SW19 night shift to get to work.
A small army of staff are here overnight, making sure everything is ready for the next day’s play.
These photos were taken just before 10pm last night, as TV lights on the top of the Broadcast Centre blazed across the grounds.
It was a cold night for the queue outside, many looking forward to the added bonus of the Henman v Moya penalty shoot-out – second on Centre Court this afternoon.
Those who missed out on show court tickets yesterday may not have been best pleased to know there were empty unsold seats on Centre.

SOMEONE was smiling on Tim Henman as he walked out on to Centre Court to begin his 2007 Wimbledon campaign.
Exactly one minute later, the sun emerged for the first time on a soggy and chilly afternoon, where thoughts had turned to frostbite in SW19.
The opening cry of “C’mon Tim” wasn’t far behind. Just like old times, except somebody had stolen the roof.
First day verdict on the roofless Centre Court was generally negative.
Some thought the cathedral of tennis looked like a World War Two bomb crater.
One veteran spectator said simply: “It’s just wrong.”
Windswept, feeling smaller in size and altogether more ordinary, it’s certainly lost some of its mystery, allure and dignity.
But perhaps we’ll warm to the new surroundings.
A fixed roof will be back in place next year with the addition of a fully retractable cover by 2009.

ALL eyes were on the sky this morning, as the covers came off at Wimbledon.
The sun was shining at 5.30am – but fans queuing overnight outside the All England Club knew rain was forecast for later in the day.
After Murray Misery, everyone is trying to look on the bright side ahead of the scheduled start of play at noon.
Former champion Boris Becker was here early to check out the new roofless Centre Court.
His verdict? “It almost looks better.”
Ian Ritchie, chief executive of the All England Club, was also remaining upbeat.
“All we can do is plan for everything that is possible,” he said.

FOR Andy Murray, it is over before it even began.
The British number one has pulled out of Wimbledon just 24 hours before he was due to play his first round match on No 1 Court.
Andy, 20, took what has to be the right decision after an indoor practice session this afternoon.
Fans already queuing up outside the All England Club to see their hero in action will be disappointed.
But the Scot simply could not risk further damage to his wrist by competing against Ecuador’s Nicolas Lapentti.
“I have done everything possible to get ready for Wimbledon,” explained Andy.
“I have played practice sets the last few days but still cannot hit a topspin forehand properly.

DIDN’T I say we’d make it a date?
Some 50 weeks ago, I took my leave of Wimbledon after a magical fortnight.
Now, as promised, I’m back at the All England Club to do it all over again.
Some things don’t change.
The press centre – home from next week to over 800 journalists from around the world – looks pretty much as I left it.
I’ve got the same desk, just a few steps away from the main players’ interview room.
And the rain is pouring down, in between spells of hot sunshine.

ACTING can be a strange job.
Take Esther Hall, about to star in BBC1’s Manchester filmed and set True Dare Kiss.
Her CV includes a string of top roles in productions like Waking The Dead, Spooks, Queer As Folk and Sons And Lovers.
But the Stockport-raised actress is now best known by the public as Kris Marshall’s partner in the BT TV ads.
I caught up with Esther earlier this year when she was still filming the part of Alice (above) in Debbie Horsfield’s new drama serial.
Sitting in a TV trailer in a city centre car park, she told me about her latest involvement in the popular small screen commercials.
“I had to go to South Africa for two days when I was filming this – to ride a bike. Can you believe that?

THEY used to call it flaming June.
Now it appears to be the month of torrential downpours.
This Sunday it gets even stranger with a white wedding.
Not unusual in June – but this one comes complete with real snow.
The long-awaited Heartbeat wedding of Gina Ward and Phil Bellamy was actually filmed in January.
And Cheshire-based actress Tricia Penrose, who plays Gina, says both she and co-star Phil Jordon were freezing.
“It was awful for me in terms of my costume, because I had a long cape over my dress which did get a bit wet and muddy.

IF you’ve been wondering where he’s been, wonder no longer.
Michael Palin returns to our screens later this year in a much anticipated new BBC1 series.
When people ask me for a list of my favourite people to interview, Michael is always in there near the top.
I’ve been signed up to his Palin’s Travels website since it was launched a few years ago and have watched it grow.
You can also receive infrequent email updates from Michael and his interweb team.
They tend to drop into your in-box when you’re least expecting them.
This one was sent out yesterday:

THE torrential rain did its best to dampen last night’s celebration to mark the BBC’s £250m move to Salford’s Media City.
Suffice to say, after my tram broke down one stop short – I might as well have jumped into the water off Salford Quays.
But there was a glow of bright optimism on the faces of the 200 guests who gathered for a slice of the future on a soundstage at The Pie Factory.
Standing on the edge of the Media City site in Salford Quays, the TV production complex – as the name suggests – is based in an old factory.
But as managing director Andy Sumner said: “Personally, I see The Pie Factory as the start of Media City, the first green shoots.
“We’re the first part of a story that will see the transformation of this site over the next five years.”
BBC director-general Mark Thompson (pictured above at last night’s event) met staff at his Oxford Road HQ before going on to the official launch of Media City.
The BBC move will be the first phase of the development and occupy around a quarter of the site.

IT’S the dawn of a new era in Salford today.
Many critics thought it would never happen. They’ve been proved wrong.
A special reception will be held tonight celebrating the signing of contracts confirming the BBC’s move to Salford Quays.
BBC director general Mark Thompson will be there, along with others involved in the historic Media City deal.
Visiting the site last year, he described the move as a “compelling vision” and a leap into the future “of global significance”.
The £250m move was given the green light back in January, with the final legal agreement signed at the end of last month.
That means five London-based BBC departments – Children’s, Children’s Learning, Future Media & Technology, Radio Five Live, BBC Sport – will move to Salford in 2011.