Yup, it’ll have nine days of coverage starting on Saturday. And during the weekday coverage, plenty of tape delayed shenanigans as next Monday through Wednesday, coverage begins at 10 a.m. in all time zones, then the semifinals on Thursday and Friday will begin at noon in all time zones. So people in the Central through to the Pacific won’t be able to watch live tennis. Really silly presentation of Wimbledon. And there will be streaming of NBC’s coverage, and it appears the weekday online coverage won’t be live in all time zones. I’ll have to confirm.
Here’s NBC press release on the coverage plans of the Wimbledon fortnight.
NBC SPORTS PRESENTS NINE CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF COVERAGE FROM THE CHAMPIONSHIPS, WIMBLEDON
Coverage Culminates with the Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Finals Live Next Weekend
Live At Wimbledon on NBCSports.com Offers Simulcasts of NBC Sports’ Broadcasts
Nadal, Federer, Williams Sisters Headline FieldNEW YORK – June 22, 2011 – “Breakfast at Wimbledon,” one of the enduring traditions in sports, highlights NBC Sports’ nine consecutive days of coverage of The Championships, Wimbledon beginning this Saturday 1-5 p.m. ET and Sunday 2-5 p.m. ET with early round action. The network will present coverage of more than 38 hours over nine days concluding with live coverage of “Breakfast at Wimbledon” with the Ladies’ Final Saturday, July 2 at 9 a.m. ET and the Gentlemen’s Final, Sunday, July 3 at 9 a.m. ET. Live at Wimbledon on NBCSports.com, the online companion for NBC Sports coverage of Wimbledon, will offer simulcasts of NBC Sports’ broadcasts from Wimbledon with live streaming of up to three concurrent courts including Centre Court and Court One.
For NBC Sports, this is the 32nd anniversary of “Breakfast at Wimbledon” and the 42nd anniversary of NBC’s Wimbledon coverage from the prestigious grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.
COMMENTATORS: Host Ted Robinson anchors NBC Sports’ coverage from Wimbledon, joined by three-time Wimbledon champion John McEnroe (analyst) and the Emmy Award-winning Mary Carillo (analyst) and Jimmy Roberts (interviewer/essayist).
LIVE AT WIMBLEDON: NBCSports.com is your online companion for NBC Sports coverage of Wimbledon. Live at Wimbledon will offer simulcasts of NBC Sports’ broadcasts from Wimbledon with live streaming of up to three concurrent courts including Centre Court and Court One. Additionally, Live at Wimbledon will feature on-demand replays of the best matches from every day of The Championships.
Live at Wimbledon is available throughout The Championships, Wimbledon with on-demand coverage. Live streaming of NBC Sports’ coverage and additional matches will begin this Saturday at 12 p.m. ET, concluding with the Ladies’ Final on Saturday, July 3 at 9 a.m. ET and the Gentlemen’s Final on Sunday, July 4 at 9 a.m. ET.
Live at Wimbledon also includes:
- Live simulcast of every day of NBC coverage available on IPhone and IPad
- Highlights, interviews and full match replays throughout all days of play
- Online-only analysis and previews by NBC Sports’ John McEnroe and Mary Carillo
- Live Twitter feed of some of the top personalities and analysts in tennis available as a companion to all the live-streaming video online
GENTLEMEN’S BRACKET: The Gentleman’s draw features Roger Federer, who is seeking his seventh Wimbledon singles title that would tie him with Pete Sampras and William Renshaw for the most singles titles in the history of the tournament, and Rafael Nadal, the defending Wimbledon champion who recently defeated Federer at the French Open.
LADIES BRACKET: The Ladies bracket features the return of the Williams sisters, who have won nine of the last 11 Wimbledon singles titles. Venus has won five and Serena, who has battled health issues this year, has won four, including the last two.
NBC Sports’ 2011 Wimbledon Broadcast Schedule
Saturday, June 25
1-5 p.m. ET
3rd Round (live and same-day tape)Sunday, June 26
2-5 p.m. ET
No Sunday Matches (tape)Monday, June 27
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. all time zones
Round of 16 (live and same-day tape)11:35-11:50 p.m. ET/PT
Wimbledon UpdateTuesday, June 28
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. all time zones
Ladies Quarterfinals (live and same-day tape)11:35-11:50 p.m. ET/PT
Wimbledon UpdateWednesday, June 29
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. all time zones
Gentleman’s Quarterfinals11:35-11:50 p.m. ET/PT
Wimbledon UpdateThursday, June 30
Noon- 5 p.m. all times zones
Ladies’ Semifinals (live and same day tape)11:35-11:50 p.m. ET/PT
Wimbledon UpdateFriday, July 1
Noon- 5 p.m. all time zones
Gentlemen’s Semis (live and same day tape)11:35 p.m.-12:05 a.m. ET/PT
Wimbledon UpdateSaturday, July 3
9 a.m.-2 p.m. ET
“Breakfast at Wimbledon”
Ladies’ Final (live)Sunday, July 4
9 a.m.-3 p.m. ET
“Breakfast at Wimbledon”
Gentlemen’s Final (live)
That’s going to do it.
