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Tim Henman and Kim Clijsters; the winners were Agassi and Graf, the husband and

          wife team.

              It takes about half an hour to close the roof, and to air condition the space inside it
          – so there isn’t too much condensation, which would make the grass all slippery – so
          the matches are played in the open whenever possible.

              The museum doesn’t have the architect’s plans for the roof, because (of course)
          they are digital and stored on computer hard drives. In the future, the museum might
          ask for some printouts for the collection. They’re adding to it all the time. ‘It’s easier
          to collect things at the time,’ Honor said. I visited during the 2012 Olympics, just
          after Andy Murray had won his gold medal. He donated the kit he was wearing

          during the match to the museum. ‘Did you just walk up to Andy Murray and say, “Can
          I have your clothes?”’ I asked. ‘Something like that …’ laughed Honor.
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