ESPN's Exclusive Coverage of WIMBLEDON 2016 Begins Today

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams, the defending Wimbledon champions, will arrive at the All England Club after very different 12 months and the defense of their titles will play out through the fortnight of ESPN's exclusive coverage - from first ball to last ball - beginning today, June 27.

ESPN will present 140 hours on TV and 1,500 on WatchESPN with action on all 15 televised courts. The action will climax with the Ladies' Championship and the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Doubles Championships on ESPN on Saturday, July 9, and the Gentlemen's Championship on Sunday, July 10, followed by the Mixed Doubles Championship.

By coincidence, that day will be full of championship competition from Europe as following the Wimbledon telecast, ESPN will air the final match of the UEFA European Football Championship 2016 live from Paris.

Highlights

The first five weekdays, ESPN begins at 7 a.m. ET for daylong coverage (scheduled to end at 4:30 p.m.). WatchESPN gets started at 6:30 a.m. with all televised courts (up to 15 at a time).
On Saturday, July 2, ESPN again begins at 7 a.m., but with the one-hour Breakfast at Wimbledon before another day full of action (scheduled to end at 5 p.m.).

On the "middle Sunday," July 3 - Wimbledon's traditional annual day of rest - ABC will broadcast a three-hour review of the first week at 3 p.m. ABC will also present encore presentations of the finals on the day they take place, July 9 and 10, at 3 p.m.

"Cross Court Coverage" returns the first three days of the second week, with ESPN starting at 8 a.m. and focused on Centre Court all day while fans will enjoy a "grounds pass" with matches from No.1 Court and elsewhere on ESPN2 beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, July 4, and at 8 a.m. on July 5 and 6.
From Thursday, July 7, to the Championships, all the action is on ESPN, beginning each day with Breakfast at Wimbledon hosted by Hannah Storm (7 a.m. on July 7-8 leading into the semifinals, 8 a.m. on July 9-10, previewing the Championships).

ESPN Deportes will air the semifinals and Championships (July 7-10).
Saturday, July 9, will feature the Ladies' Singles Championship along with the Ladies' and Gentlemens' Doubles Championship on ESPN with the Gentlemen's Championship and Mixed Doubles Championship on Sunday. All other division championships will be available on WatchESPN.

WatchESPN will offer the ESPN and ESPN2 telecasts, and a total of 1,500 hours from all 15 televised courts (Centre, Courts 1-3, 5-12, and 16-18.) presented from first ball to last ball each day, with action available on demand afterwards, plus AELTC's daily Live@Wimbledon.

As in the past, for the semifinals and championships an additional feed - "Wimbledon Surround" - will be added with three boxes - the primary TV view, plus two more, each focusing on one player. Select matches each day will be available in Spanish via ESPNDeportes+.

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