Wimbledon 2012- Ladies Singles Final : S Williams v A Radwanska

Commentators : Mark Petchey, Lindsay Davenport & John McEnroe

What a line-up.

Agree 100%, brilliant line up.

For the record Sue Barker is hosting and she was courtside with Tracy Austin & Martina Navratilova aswell as the commentators Davenport & McEnroe

Chris Fowler and Chris Evert commentating for ESPN.

Mens Doubles Final

Marray/Nielsen v Lindstedt/Tecau - David Mercer + John Lloyd

As expected ESPN have said that John McEnroe will be working their coverage of the Men's Final, alongside his brother Patrick and Chris Fowler

Weird. I guess they pay more than BBC...

Huh? Whys that wierd?

Because he has been commentating for BBC the whole tournament. It doesn't make much sense to do the final for another broadcaster. He might have been working for ESPN as well earlier in the tournament though.

He has been working for ESPN through the tournament

He has been working for the BBC and ESPN during the tournament.

In previous years he would work for the BBC and NBC, always doing the men's final for the American audience.

It's a shame that the BBC never gets to use him for the men's final, but I don't see the situation changing any time soon.

Ok. Thank you for clearing that up. As an outsider (this is the first time I'm watching Wimbledon on BBC) I always got the impression that John McEnroe was the main BBC pundit for Wimbledon, hence assumed that he always did the final. But I was mistaken there.

Wonder why they don't do it like the cricket and golf where commentators flip from one channel to another?

Ladies Doubles Final - Chris Bradnam and Tracy Austin

He is basically the BBC's main pundit, but he's here first and foremost for the American Broadcaster (As mentioned NBC up until this year when ESPN picked up the rights) and they get "first dibs" as it were.

The BBC just make use of the fact that he's over here, and pay him to do a match a day (plus other punditry) for them. He has never done the gentlemen's final for the BBC.

Thank you very much, LOSG, for the elaboration.

I know that Peter Alliss is shared between ABC (in the USA) and the BBC for golf but can think of no others. I am not sure which cricket commentators are shared between tv companies.

Logistics essentially, the BBC commentary box and the ESPN one are at opposite ends of the court so it isn't possible to straight forwardly switch from one to the other.

In golf it only tends to happen for events where they are on air for long periods of time (ie all day) and have time to make their way from one studio to the other. For regular PGA tour events the same commenatators are used because of the nature of the agreement and it's the same facilities/studios being used.

In cricket it's easier, again because of time, but also because most media centers now have all the broadcast boxes next to each other

It does happen occasionally. Shane Warne did work for both Channel 9 and Sky during the last Ashes series (I think), David Lloyd and Nasser Hussain both did stints for ESPNStar when India were over here last summer, and I definitely remember Michael Atherton being on SKY Sport when England were in NZ in 2008

Wimbledon Men's Final (BBC1 HD) - Andrew Castle, Tim Henman and Boris Becker
Men's Final (3D) - Barry Davies and Greg Rusedski
Mixed Doubles Final - Simon Reed and Tracy Austin

On the credits after the men's final, Richard Krajicek and Kevin Plowman were listed as commentators - anyone know if / when they were used? Although we heard Chris Bowers and Doug Adler a few times, they must have been specifically 'world feed' as they weren't listed.

I just knocked this up. Its the last 16 onwards in both events at Wimbledon

Men’s

Last 16

Djokovic V Triocki – Andrew Cotter and Boris Becker
Gasquet V Mayer – James Burridge and Paul Hand
Federer V Malisse – Barry Davies and John McEnroe
Istomin V Youzhny – Matt Chilton and Mark Cox/Sam Smith ( Cox replaced by Smith after 4 sets )
Cilic V Murray – Simon Reed, John Lloyd and Pat Cash
Ferrer V Del Potro – Andrew Castle and Greg Rusedski
Tsonga V Fish – David Mercer/Andrew Cotter and Mark Cox ( Cotter took over for day 2 as Mercer doing ladies 1/4 final )
Baker V Kohlschreiber – Nick Mullins and Jason Goodhall

Quarter Finals

Djokovic V Mayer – Andrew Cotter and Boris Becker
Federer V Youzhny – David Mercer and Pat Cash
Murray V Ferrer – Andrew Castle, Tim Henman and John McEnroe
Tsonga V Kohlschreiber – Simon Reed and Greg Rusedski

Semi Finals

Djokovic V Federer – Andrew Castle, Tim Henman and Boris Becker
Murray V Tsonga – Mark Petchey, John McEnroe and John Lloyd

Final

Federer V Murray – Andrew Castle, Boris Becker and Tim Henman


Women’s

Last 16

Sharapova V Lisicki – Nick Mullins and Tracy Austin
Clijsters V Kerber – Jason Goodhall and Jo Durie
Kirilenko V Peng – Chris Bowers and Doug Adler
Radwanska V Giorgi – Chris Bradnam and Louise Pleming
S Willians V Shvedova – Ron McIntosh and Sam Smith
Schiavone V Kvitova – Paul Hand and Virginia Wade
Paszek V Vinci – David Mercer and Liz Smilie
Ivanovic V Azerenka – Mark Petchey and Lindsay Davenport

Quarter Finals

Lisicki V Kerber – Chris Bradnam and Virgina Wade
Kirikenko V Radwanska – Barry Davies and Sam Smith
S Williams V Kvitova – David Mercer, John McEnroe and Lindsay Davenport
Paszek V Azarenka – Matt Chilton and Tracy Austin

Semi Finals

Kerber V Radwanksa – Simon Reed and Lindsay Davenport
S Williams V Azarenka – Nick Mullins, John McEnroe and Tracy Austin

Final

Radwanska V S Williams – Mark Petchey, John McEnroe and Lindsay Davenport


Other finals

Mens Doubles – David Mercer and John Lloyd
Womens Doubles – Chris Bradnam and Tracy Austin
Mixed Doubles – Simon Reed and Tracy Austin

I was going to ask the same thing. Krajicek was part of 5 Live's team but I didn't hear him on TV.

Having just googled Kevin Plowman I suspect he commentated on the wheelchair events.

Nice work Darren

Re the list: Womens QF between Kirilenko v Radwanska had Tracy Austin do the closing stages that were on Centre, replacing Smith for those few games

Presenters: Sue Barker & John Inverdale

Commentators: Tracy Austin, Boris Becker, Chris Bradnam, James Burridge, Pat Cash, Andrew Castle, Matt Chilton, Andrew Cotter, Mark Cox, Barry Davies, Lindsay Davenport, Jo Durie, Jason Goodall, Paul Hand, Tim Henman, Richard Krajicek, John Lloyd, John McEnroe, Ron McIntosh, David Mercer, Nick Mullins, Mark Petchey, Louise Pleming, Kevin Plowman, Simon Reed, Greg Rusedski, Sam Smith, Elizabeth Smylie & Virginia Wade

Reporters: Garry Richardson, Phil Jones, Sonali Shah & Rishi Persad

Weather: Carol Kirkwood & John Hammond

These came from the BBC End montage

Tour de France, ITV4

Gary Imlach presenting the live coverage and highlights programmes with Chris Boardman

Commentators: Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen

Reporters: Ned Boulting and Matt Rendell

Sunday 15 July

TV3: Sligo v Mayo- Matt Cooper presents coverage of the Connacht Senior Football Championship final from Dr Hyde Park in Roscommon. With analysis from David Brady, Liam Hayes and Senan Connell and commentary by Paul Earley and Mike Finnerty