Hewitt, Courier and Croft join BBC's Wimbledon team

  • Posted: Jun 07, 2016

Former world number ones Lleyton Hewitt and Jim Courier have joined the BBC for its coverage of Wimbledon 2016.

Former British number one Annabel Croft is another addition to the BBC TV team, led by Sue Barker.

The BBC will have comprehensive coverage of Wimbledon 2016 across TV, radio, online and social media, with 153 hours scheduled across BBC One and BBC Two.

Tony Livesey and Eleanor Oldroyd take the helm for BBC Radio 5 live, bringing more than 100 hours of action.

Australian Hewitt won the men’s singles title in 2002 and made 17 consecutive appearances in the tournament before retiring earlier this year.

Four-time Grand Slam champion Courier reached the 1993 final, losing in four sets to fellow American Pete Sampras.

The BBC line-up includes: 2015 Davis Cup-winning coach Leon Smith, John McEnroe, Tim Henman, Martina Navratilova, Marion Bartoli, Pat Cash, Lindsay Davenport, Richard Krajicek, Mary Pierce and Tracy Austin.

Alongside BBC One and BBC Two coverage you can access live streams of up to 15 courts via our digital services, as well as keeping across all the action on BBC Radio 5 live.

Available to UK users only

Source link