Wimbledon 2013 begins next week and ESPN today announced its scheduled coverage. ESPN has the U.S. rights to the entire tournament.
ESPN will present live daily marathon telecasts totaling 140 hours – plus 800 on ESPN3’s multi-screen presentation of all TV courts – will take fans from first ball to the Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Championships, Saturday, July 6, and Sunday, July 7, respectively. While ESPN will provide live coverage of the tournament, the men’s and women’s championship matches will re-air July 6th and 7th in the afternoon on ABC.
Here is a look at the talent reporting from England: Chris Fowler will call matches and serve as studio host, as will Mike Tirico while Hannah Storm will host the Breakfast at Wimbledon programs. They will be joined by returnees Darren Cahill, Cliff Drysdale, Chris Evert, Mary Joe Fernandez, Brad Gilbert, John McEnroe, Patrick McEnroe and Pam Shriver. Tom Rinaldiwill provide reports and features and call matches as well. LZ Granderson of ESPN.com will also serve as a studio analyst and feature reporter.
Here is the ESPN broadcast schedule of Wimbledon:
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | Network | |
| Mon, June 24 | 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Early Round Action | ESPN / ESPN3 – * | Live |
| Tue, June 25 | 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Early Round Action | ESPN / ESPN3 | Live |
| Wed, June 26 | 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Early Round Action | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | Live |
| Thur, June 27 | 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Early Round Action | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | Live |
| Fri, June 28 | 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Early Round Action | ESPN / ESPN3 | Live |
| Sat, June 29 | 7 – 8 a.m. | Breakfast at Wimbledon | ESPN / ESPN3 | Live |
| 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Early Round Action | ESPN / ESPN3 | Live | |
| Sun, June 30 | 3 – 6 p.m. | Highlights of Week One | ABC | Tape |
| Mon, July 1 | 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Round of 16 | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | Live |
| 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Round of 16, Centre Court | ESPN / ESPN3 | Live | |
| Tue, July 2 | 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Ladies’ Quarterfinals | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | Live |
| 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Ladies’ Quarterfinals, Centre Court | ESPN / ESPN3 | Live | |
| Wed, July 3 | 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Gentlemen’s Quarterfinals | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | Live |
| 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Gentlemen’s Quarterfinals, Centre Court | ESPN / ESPN3D / ESPN3 | Live | |
| Thur, July 4 | 7 – 8 a.m. | Breakfast at Wimbledon | ESPN / ESPN3 | Live |
| 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Ladies’ Semifinals | ESPN / ESPN3D / ESPN3 | Live | |
| Fri, July 5 | 7 – 8 a.m. | Breakfast at Wimbledon | ESPN / ESPN3 | Live |
| 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Gentlemen’s Semifinals | ESPN / ESPN3D / ESPN3 | Live | |
| Sat, July 6 | 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. | Breakfast at Wimbledon | ESPN / ESPN3 | Live |
| 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Ladies’ Final | ESPN / ESPN3D / ESPN3 | Live | |
| 3 – 6 p.m. | Ladies’ Final | ABC | Tape | |
| Sun, July 7 | 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. | Breakfast at Wimbledon | ESPN / ESPN3 | Live |
| 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Gentlemen’s Final | ESPN / ESPN3D / ESPN3 | Live | |
| 3 – 6 p.m. | Gentlemen’s Final | ABC | Tape |
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