How to watch Wimbledon highlights: TV channel and live stream after key change for 2025
Hat-trick hero? Carlos Alcaraz is aiming to win his third consecutive men's Wimbledon singles title this summer (Getty Images)
Wimbledon is almost upon us as one of the annual highlights of the British sporting calendar takes centre stage once more.
It's the first Championships of the post-Andy Murray era at SW19, where Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu lead British hopes in the singles competition.
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Katie Boulter, Cam Norrie, Jacob Fearnley, Billy Harris, Sonay Kartal and Dan Evans are among the other home favourites hoping to make a run at the All-England Club.
Carlos Alcaraz is the defending back-to-back men's singles champion, having warmed up for his bid for a hat-trick of Wimbledon titles by winning the HSBC Championships at nearby Queen's Club for the second time last weekend, extending his unbeaten run to 18 successive matches.
He should face stern competition from the likes of rival Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Draper and Novak Djokovic - runner-up two years on the spin - as he looks to become the first man to claim three triumphs in a row since the iconic Roger Federer lifted five between 2003-07.
The defending women's singles champion is Czech star Barbora Krejcikova, the 2021 French Open winner who added a second Grand Slam title to her name by defeating Jasmine Paolini last summer, following in the footsteps of compatriot Marketa Vondrousova 12 months earlier.
How to watch Wimbledon highlights
TV channel and live stream: The BBC's coverage of Wimbledon this year includes a change to its daily highlights programme.
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In years gone by, the 'Today at Wimbledon' programme has typically aired at 8pm or 9pm BST on BBC Two while coverage of the evening matches concludes over on BBC One.
It was reported earlier this week that the highlights show would now air earlier on BBC iPlayer and had been moved to an 11:55pm 'graveyard slot' on TV.
The BBC have since confirmed that 'Today at Wimbledon' - hosted by Qasa Alom - will be available from 9pm on BBC iPlayer during the first week of the tournament and 8pm during the second, while they say it will 'also be broadcast after live play ends, daily on BBC Two.'
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