It’s a big week for the UK. On Saturday England fight for their spot in the Euros final. On Thursday we elect a (potentially brand new) government. And today, the world’s biggest tennis tournament kicks off in South London for the 137th year running.
Wimbledon is one of the more upmarket events in the sporting world. There won’t be any pints flung here – in fact the audience is so quiet during the matches that you can hear every grunt and moan straight from the atheletes’ mouths. It’s enjoyable, we promise.
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The championships in SW19 are notoriously difficult to get tickets to, but if the ballot didn’t fall in your favour don’t worry. You can still watch every single point from every single match thanks to the wonders of modern technology.
Here’s exactly how to enjoy Wimbledon from the comfort of your own home.
When is Wimbledon this year?
Wimbledon begins today (July 1)! The women’s and men’s singles both kick off today, with doubles starting from Wednesday (July 3). There will be games every day from now until Sunday July 14, when the men’s grand final will close out the tournament.
What channel is Wimbledon 2024 on?
As usual, the BBC will be the main broadcasters covering Wimbledon this year. They’ll split their coverage across BBC 1 and BBC 2, and everything will be available to catch up on via iPlayer.
What time does coverage start?
Coverage will begin when the first matches do, which is at 1:30pm. It will then go on until 9:30pm, or whenever the last match finishes, which could be earlier or later than that depending on how things go. This will be the same every day for the next two week.
Is there a live stream?
As well as the BBC coverage, Wimbledon themselves will be live-streaming every match on their website. You can access that here.
How to listen to Wimbledon on the radio
As the BBC have the rights to broadcast from Wimbledon, they’ll also be doing the radio coverage. Tune in to Radio 5 Live, Radio 5 Sports Extra, or BBC Sounds to keep up to date via the airwaves. There’s also a digital radio livestream on the Wimbledon website, available to listen here.
How to get tickets to Wimbledon
TV not good enough for you? We get it, it’s better in person. Unfortunately the only way left to get tickets to Wimbledon for this year is through the queue. This is no ordinary queue, this is a mega-queue. Being in it doesn’t mean you’ll definitely get tickets, and to be honest it’s already pretty long, so your chances are looking slim.
500 tickets for each court are released each day, and people queue in tents for days before the tournament even begins. Find out how to join the queue here.
If you’re not willing to spend a week in a tent on the off-chance that you get to watch the back of Djokovic’s head for a few hours, you may just have to accept defeat and join the ballot for next year. You can find out all about that here.
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