How to watch Wimbledon on TV and streaming in the UK
The BBC will broadcast the event on BBC One, BBC Two and iPlayer. Clare Balding will once again lead the presenting team after replacing Sue Barker last year, and is likely to be joined by former Wimbledon champions including John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King and Pat Cash.
The expert team includes 2021 champion Ash Barty and 2022 finalist Nick Kyrgios, although the latter’s appointment has been criticised. Caroline Nokes, chair of the women and equalities commission, said the company “should be ashamed” of itself for agreeing terms after he admitted assaulting an ex-girlfriend in 2023.
Under British law, Wimbledon is a Category B television event. This means that while the men’s and women’s finals must be free to watch, there is no guarantee that the rest of the tournament will not one day be shown on pay TV.
How to Watch Wimbledon on TV in the US
ESPN has the rights to show more than 140 hours of Wimbledon coverage in the U.S. In 2021, ESPN signed a 12-year deal to broadcast the event. Coverage begins each day at 6 a.m. Eastern Time.
How much is Wimbledon prize money?
In 2024, the total prize fund will be £50 million, an increase of 11.9 percent on last year. The men’s and women’s singles champions will each take home £2.7 million. First-round singles losers will receive £60,000.
In 2023, the total prize pool was £44.7 million, with the men’s and women’s champions taking home £2.35 million and the runners-up £1.175 million.
Wimbledon Court and Stadium Guide
Wimbledon has five show courts: Centre Court, No 1 Court, No 2 Court, No 3 Court, Court 12 and Court 18. Centre is the largest court at the All England Club and has the famous Royal Box. The court capacity at Centre is 14,974, while Court 1 can hold 12,345.
There are 12 other grass courts in use during the tournament. Court 8 was where an 18-year-old John McEnroe made his SW19 debut against Egypt’s Ismail El Shafei in 1977.
In 1995, Tim Henman became the first player to be disqualified at Wimbledon on court 14. He was playing doubles with Jeremy Bates against American Jeff Tarango and Swede Henrik Holm. He hit a ball in anger and accidentally hit 16-year-old ball girl Caroline Hall on the head.
British players at Wimbledon
Men’s draw
Automatically qualified
Andy Murray – withdrew with an injury before the opening match
Dan Evans – lost in the first round
Cameron Norrie – lost in the third round
Jack Draper – lost in the second round (to Norrie)
Wildcards
Liam Broady – lost in the first round
Charles Broom – lost in the first round
Jan Choinski – lost in the first round
Jacob Fearnley – lost in the second round (to Djokovic)
Arthur Fery – lost in the first round
Billy Harris – lost in the first round
Paul Jubb – lost in the first round
Henry Searle – lost in the first round
Women’s draw
Automatically qualified
Katie Boulter – lost in the second round (to Dart)
Harriet Arrow – lost in the third round
Wildcards
Fran Jones- lost in the first round
Lily Miyazaki – lost in second round
Emma Raducanu – lost in the fourth round
Heather Watson – lost in the first round
Sonay Kartal – lost in the third round
Who are the reigning champions?
Last year, Carlos Alcaraz won his first Wimbledon title by beating Novak Djokovic in five sets.
Marketa Vondrousova claimed her first Grand Slam title when she defeated Ons Jabeur in straight sets. This year, Vondrousova was defeated in the opening round by Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro, who had never won a match on grass before.
