Instead, they said this week, they preferred the money to go into the grassroots of the sport.
The comments came after rain devastated the first few days of the tennis Grand Slam, reigniting the debate after TV executives were left with gaping holes in their schedules.
A US Tennis Association spokesman revealed it had been quoted $100m for a roof after a similar wet-out at the start of the 2003 tournament. He said: “The USTA board felt that's probably not the best investment of that amount of money.
“It should be going to putting rackets into kids' hands."
