Wimbledon 2015 on the BBC - across television, radio and online

  • Former US Open champion and three-time Wimbledon finalist Andy Roddick joins BBC team
  • Sue Barker fronts TV coverage with 153 hours scheduled across BBC One & BBC Two
  • Clare Balding to present new highlights show Wimbledon 2Day on BBC Two
  • Top commentary line-up includes: John McEnroe, Tim Henman, Martina Navratilova, Pat Cash, Lindsay Davenport and Richard Krajicek
  • Seven-time Grand Slam champion Justine Henin joins Radio 5 live team
  • More coverage than ever before with up to 15 televised courts available via online, Red Button and connected TV
Wimbledon is back on the BBC, bigger than ever before with unparalleled coverage across TV, radio and digital from 29 June – 12 July. Sue Barker returns to lead television duties across BBC One and BBC Two with Eleanor Oldroyd, Mark Pougatch and Dan Walker at the helm on Radio 5 live.

Clare Balding will present a new highlights programme Wimbledon 2Day on BBC Two with a live audience. The one-hour programme brings a definitive guide to the day’s play every night from 20:30* with special guests providing insight and analysis on all the major talking points.

New for 2015, former US Open champion and three-time Wimbledon finalist Andy Roddick joins the BBC team, working across television and Radio 5 live with seven-time Grand Slam champion Justine Henin joining Roddick on radio duties.

Former World No.1 Andy Roddick says: “I'm honoured to join the BBC team for Wimbledon. The Championships will always have a special place in my heart, and I'm excited to come back to cover them."

Former Grand Slam champion, Justine Henin says: "I feel very excited. Wimbledon has produced a lot of memories for me and it’s great to be able to give something to the listeners.”

BBC Sport’s digital coverage of Wimbledon will be bigger than ever, with up to 15 live streams - more than ever before - available across PC, mobile, tablet and connected TV. BBC Sport’s dedicated Wimbledon live coverage page, available at bbc.co.uk/sport will offer a wide selection of live video streams, radio, rolling highlights, text commentary and live votes. Fans will be encouraged to join in the conversation via social media with all the best comments and opinions alongside insight from BBC Sport's expert reporters and pundits.

Andy Murray will be giving exclusive insight into The Championships with his popular column on the BBC Sport website including behind-the-scenes pictures after every match plus the Murray Minute - a quick-fire video where Andy will answer fans’ questions. In addition, the site will offer all the latest news, analysis, draws, order of play, live scores and results plus highlights, full match replays and video clips.

The full radio commentary team bringing you the day’s most anticipated matches from the 2015 Championships will be: Vassos Alexander, Tracy Austin, Jeremy Bates, Nick Bollettieri, Alistair Bruce-Ball, Pat Cash, Iain Carter, Annabel Croft, Alastair Eykyn, David Felgate, Russell Fuller, Justine Henin, Richard Krajicek, David Law, Miles Maclagan, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Alison Mitchell, Judy Murray, Martina Navratilova, Jana Novotna, Sara Orchard, Andy Roddick, Gigi Salmon, Leon Smith, Philip Studd, Jeff Tarango and Mark Woodforde.

Dot Davies, Delyth Lloyd and Karthi Gnanasegaram will be Radio 5 live’s roving reporters as they soak up the atmosphere and capture the thoughts of tennis fans across the All England Club.

* Wimbledon 2Day will broadcast from 20:00 on BBC Two between 7 – 11 July and 22:35 on 12 July – times are subject to change

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