02-08-2016 23:38 via uk.news.yahoo.com

U.S. Open's retractable roof hits glitch at unveiling

By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - A $150 million retractable roof that will keep the U.S. Open tennis championship's Arthur Ashe Stadium main court dry was displayed with great fanfare and a minor glitch at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday. Jeanne Ashe, wife of the late champion for whom the stadium is named, did the honours of hitting the button to close the roof and put the assembled audience in comfortable shade. Tennis Hall of Famer Billie Jean King, for whom the National Tennis Center complex i
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