How to follow the Wimbledon finals on the BBC – MASHAHER

ISLAM GAMAL13 July 2024Last Update :
How to follow the Wimbledon finals on the BBC – MASHAHER


Carlos Alcaraz (right) beat Novak Djokovic 1-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 in last year’s men’s singles final [Getty Images]

The 2024 Wimbledon Championships are set for a grandstand finish on Sunday with a blockbuster men’s final.

The match pits seven-time champion Novak Djokovic against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a repeat of last year’s final.

It starts at 14:00 BST on Centre Court and will be shown live on BBC One.

There is also the deciding match of the mixed doubles to enjoy and Briton Alfie Hewett, hoping for a career singles Grand Slam, plays in two wheelchair finals.

Here is everything you need to know to follow the weekend live on the BBC.

How can I watch the men’s final on the BBC?

You can watch the men’s singles finals on BBC One and on BBC iPlayer, with coverage starting at 13:00 BST.

You can also stream the action on the BBC Sport website and app.

There is live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds, and you can also follow live text updates on the BBC Sport website and app.

Who won the Wimbledon women’s singles final?

Czech 31st seed Barbora Krejcikova overcame seventh seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy to record her maiden Wimbledon singles title.

What is the Wimbledon prize money?

The prize money is a record £50m with the women’s and men’s singles champions each collecting £2.7m.

The runners-up will receive £1.4m.

The women’s and men’s doubles champions earn £650,000 each, while the mixed doubles winners take home £130,000 per pair.

The wheelchair singles winners get £65,000, the same as the quad singles champion.

The wheelchair doubles champions receive £28,000 each.

When are the Wimbledon doubles finals?

The mixed doubles final has been moved from Thursday to Sunday because of rain causing a backlog of matches in the first week.

It will be contested between Mexican duo Guiliana Olmos and Santiago Gonzalez and Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei and Poland’s Jan Zielinski.

The match will take place on Centre Court after the men’s singles final and there will be live coverage on BBC One and then on BBC Two from 18:20 BST.

The men’s and women’s doubles final took place on Saturday, with Britain’s Henry Patten and Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara winning the men’s title in a thrilling match.

When are the Wimbledon wheelchair finals?

The men’s wheelchair singles final is on Sunday at 11:00 BST on Court One and will be shown live on BBC One.

Britain’s Alfie Hewett is bidding to win his first Wimbledon singles title against Spain’s Martin de la Puente.

Hewett and partner Gordon Reid will also seek to add the doubles title on court three later in the day.

The women’s wheelchair doubles final is on Sunday and features Japan’s Yui Kamiji and South Africa’s Kgothatso Montjane taking on Dutch duo De Groot and Jiske Griffioen.

Britain’s Andy Lapthorne and Israel’s Guy Sasson were beaten in the quad wheelchair doubles final on Saturday.


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