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Tennis will be in focus despite Wimbledon 2020 cancellation


By David Porter

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With the cancellation of this year’s Wimbledon Championships, BBC Sport will continue to bring tennis action to fans with over 50 hours of programming over the course of two weeks.

Sue Barker will host the BBC's tennis output during Wimbeldon fortnight.
Sue Barker will host the BBC's tennis output during Wimbeldon fortnight.

Sue Barker hosts Wimbledon 2020 each weeknight from The All England Lawn Tennis Club

Clare Balding to present Wimbledon Rewind each week day on BBC Two

Andy Murray’s Greatest Hits will showcase remarkable career highlights

Top ten men’s and women’s finals will be counted down in Wimbledon: The Greatest Final

From June 29, Wimbledon 2020 will take place each weeknight on BBC Two from 8pm where Sue Barker is joined by legends of The Championships to look back on some of its highlights.

The one hour show will see Tim Henman and Boris Becker join Sue in the studio with John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova adding their thoughts via video link.

Current players will also share their reflections on life away from competition.

Alongside the fun and analysis, viewers will have their chance to get involved with online votes, quiz questions and even the chance to send in their attempts at trick shots for review.

Wimbledon Rewind will air on BBC Two each week day from 1.45pm as Clare Balding takes viewers back in time to some of The Championships' most memorable matches.

Over three hours, Clare will revisit some of the classics including the women's 1969 final between Ann Jones and Billie Jean King, Boris Becker v Kevin Curren in 1985, the men’s final between Goran Ivanisevic and Andre Agassi in 1992 and the women's 2012 final between Serena Williams and Agnieszka Radwanska.

Kicking things off, fans can relive the excitement of the 2019 Championships and that epic men’s final with Wimbledon 2019 Review, 28 June from 12.05pm on BBC Two.

In Andy Murray’s Greatest Hits, Sue Barker looks back at the remarkable career of one of Britain’s greatest sportsmen.

Highlights include the 2013 Wimbledon Final when he became the first British male player to win the Wimbledon singles in 77 years as well as both of his dramatic victories in the London and Rio Olympic Games.

Andy Murray’s Greatest Hits will air on July 4 at 1.15pm and July 5 at 2pm, BBC One.

Even more tennis throwbacks are served on July 11 at 1.15pm and July 12 at 2pm on BBC One with Wimbledon: The Greatest Final.

Over the course of the weekend they'll count down the best ever women’s and men’s Wimbledon finals.

Special documentary One Day (7pm, July 12, BBC One) offers a look back at the famous day of July 14, 2019 which saw one of the most incredible Wimbledon men’s final matches of all time and the England men's cricket team winning the World Cup for the first time ever.

Relive the tense five hour back and forth between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer and the electrifying moment the England men's cricket team stormed to victory against New Zealand.

Throughout Wimbledon fortnight, the BBC Sport website will live stream coverage while hosting a series of votes for the public to have their say, including selecting the top ten Wimbledon finals to ever take place.

Bespoke video and written content will be available daily alongside a mixture of fun quizzes and features to keep tennis fans entertained.

Director of Sport, Barbara Slater says: “Whilst there will be no live play this year, we’re looking forward to bringing plenty of Wimbledon action to tennis fans this summer.

"Incredible victories, crushing defeats and expert comment and opinions from our tennis teams will combine for a fortnight of entertainment.”


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