Rain delayed the start of play on day three at Wimbledon on Wednesday and was expected to cause disruption throughout the day. Tournament officials closed the retractable roof over Centre Court in mid-morning, meaning play will get begin as scheduled at 1:00 pm local time (1200 GMT) with Venus Williams facing Japan\'s Kimiko Date-Krumm. However rain covers were in place on all of the outside courts, and with steady showers forecast no play was expected before 3:00 pm (1400 GMT), tournament officials said.