How to watch Wimbledon 2024 in UK: Date, time, TV channel, live stream for tennis grand slam

How to watch Wimbledon 2024 in UK: Date, time, TV channel, live stream for tennis grand slam

The world's best tennis players have arrived in London ahead of the sport's crown jewel over the next two weeks, as the 2024 Wimbledon Championships from the All England Club get started Monday, July 1.

Edition 137 of tennis' oldest, proudest and most prestigious grand slam event is all set to be one of the best Wimbledon tournaments we've seen in years, with so many top players coming into the competition following sensational form so far on the ATP Tour.

New world No. 1 Jannik Sinner is the surprise first-placed seed ahead of defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and seven-time winner Novak Djokovic. The latter two contested an epic 2023 final on Centre Court.

Iga Swiatek has held her No. 1 spot in the WTA rankings for some time now, and after winning her third French Open title in a row last month, comes into the tournament looking for a maiden victory at Wimbledon having never previously progressed beyond the quarterfinals.

There are also two of Britain's brightest hopes ranked in the top 32 seeds of the respective ATP and WTA competitions, with Katie Boutler sat as a 32nd-placed outsider in the women's seedings and Jack Draper — who recently defeated 2023 winner Carlos Alcaraz at Queens Club — ranked at 28th among the men.

Ahead of one of the biggest sporting events on the UK calendar, The Sporting News has all the scheduling, TV and streaming details you'll need to keep pace with the action from Wimbledon 2024.

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How to watch Wimbledon 2024 in the UK: TV channel, live stream

• TV channel: BBC One, BBC Two
• Live stream: BBC iPlayer

The BBC remains the home of the Championships at Wimbledon and are providing wall-to-wall coverage of the entire tournament across their network. TV coverage will be split between BBC One and BBC Two, with streaming of each match live and on catch-up provided by BBC iPlayer.

BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio London will also be broadcasting a large bulk of matches across the competition on both local and national frequencies.

If Wimbledon is not available to watch live in your location or if you’re traveling abroad, you can use a Virtual Private Network (VPN). VPNs offer a secure and private online connection, allowing you to bypass geographical restrictions to access your favourite streaming services from any device anywhere in the world.

When is Wimbledon 2024?

The main draw of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships kick off on Monday, July 1, and runs for two weeks. The event concludes with the women's doubles final and men's singles decider on Sunday, July 14.

The annual tournament is at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, where Wimbledon serves as the third of four grand slam tournament events in the tennis season, preceding the U.S. Open in August.

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Wimbledon 2024 schedule

The first round of matches in both the ATP and WTA singles competitions begins Monday, July 1, with the order of play on most days starting at 11 a.m. BST onwards, and usually lasting until roughly 7 p.m. in the evening.

The doubles tournaments for the ATP, WTA and mixed events will run in tandem alongside the major singles competitions, which conclude with the Women's decider on Saturday, July 13, and Men's Final on Sunday, July 14, respectively.