How to follow Wimbledon women’s semi-finals on the BBC

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How to follow Wimbledon women’s semi-finals on the BBC

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Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova face each other in the first of the women’s semi-finals on Centre Court on Thursday.

Marta Kostyuk takes on Linda Noskova in the second match on Centre.

The mixed doubles final also takes place, with second seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Jelena Ostapenko up against Australian duo Marc Polmans and Storm Hunter.

Elsewhere, Britain’s Henry Patten is second up on Court One, partnering Harri Heliovaara in the men’s double semi-finals.

That match will be followed by Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid’s men’s wheelchair doubles semi-final.

Centre Court from 13:30 BST

Women’s singles semi-finals

Karolina Muchova (10) v Coco Gauff (7)

Marta Kostyuk (12) v Linda Noskova (9)

Mixed doubles final

Marc Polmans/Storm Hunter v Marcelo Arevalo/Jelena Ostapenko (2)

Court One from 13:00 BST

Men’s doubles semi-finals

Marcelo Arevalo/Mate Pavic (6) v Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz (7)

Harri Heliovaara/Henry Patten (1) v Thanasi Kokkinakis/Aleksandar Kovacevic

Men’s wheelchair doubles semi-finals

Alfie Hewett/Gordon Reid (1) v Stephane Houdet/Ji Zhenxu

When is Fery’s semi-final

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British wildcard Arthur Fery will play his semi-final against French Open champion Alexander Zverev on Centre Court on Friday at a time to be decided.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner will face seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic in the other semi-final.

The full schedule will be confirmed on Thursday.

BBC TV and live streaming schedule

All times BST. Matches and coverage times are subject to late changes. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Full radio coverage times to follow when available.

Thursday, 9 July

Women’s singles semi-finals, men’s doubles semi-finals, women’s doubles quarter-finals, mixed doubles final, men’s and women’s wheelchair singles quarter-finals, men’s, women’s and quad wheelchair doubles semi-finals, boys’ and girls’ singles quarter-finals, boys’ and girls’ doubles quarter-finals

12:30-19:00 – Live coverage – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

14:00-18:00 – Live coverage – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

19:00-21:00 – Live coverage – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

23:30-00:30 – Today at Wimbledon – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

Friday, 10 July

Men’s singles semi-finals, women’s doubles semi-finals, men’s, women’s and quad wheelchair singles semi-finals, boys’ and girls’ singles semi-finals, boys’ and girls’ doubles semi-finals

12:30-19:30 – Live coverage – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

14:00-18:00 – Live coverage – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

19:30-21:00 – Live coverage – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

23:00-00:00 – Today at Wimbledon – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

Saturday, 11 July

Women’s singles final, men’s doubles final, women’s wheelchair singles final, men and quad wheelchair doubles finals, girls’ singles final, girls’ doubles final, boys’ doubles final

11:30-13:15 – Live coverage – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

12:15-19:00 – Live coverage – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

23:00-00:00 – Today at Wimbledon – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

Sunday, 12 July

Men’s singles final, women’s doubles final, men and quad wheelchair singles final, women’s wheelchair doubles final, boys’ singles final

11:30-13:00 – Live coverage – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

13:00-20:00 – Live coverage – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

01:50-02:50 – Today at Wimbledon – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

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Every match live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app

Every match from all 18 courts is available live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app, and there will also be daily television coverage on BBC One and BBC Two.

There is a dedicated Wimbledon Extra channel on BBC iPlayer, with match highlights available on demand throughout the tournament across platforms.

The BBC Sport website and app will have daily live text commentaries and in-play clips alongside match reports, analysis and features.

There will be radio coverage across 5 Live, 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds, starting from 13:00 BST on weekdays and 12:00 on weekends, as well as a daily podcast via the ‘All About Wimbledon’ feed on BBC Sounds.

John McEnroe and Tim Henman also return for to Radio 5 Live’s iconic 6-Love-6 show.

On site, a new analysis suite will help provide more tactical insight, alongside bespoke video breakdowns of key matches, players and talking points.

BBC iPlayer will have a new inclusive feed for Centre Court matches for fans who are blind or visually impaired. It has been co-designed by members of the blind and partially-sighted community and can be found on the Audio Described category page on iPlayer.

Who are the defending champions?

Sinner is the favourite to win the men’s title in the absence of injured two-time Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz.

Defending women’s champion Iga Swiatek was beaten in the third round by Alexandra Eala.

What happened to British players in the singles draw?

Eighteen of the 19 British players who started in the singles draws were knocked out in the first two rounds.

The 10 losses by British players on the opening day of their home Grand Slam was the most at SW19 since daily records began in 2000.

Katie Swan, Jacob Fearnley, Jan Choinski and Fery made it through on the opening Tuesday but a further five players fell to opening-round defeats – meaning the total number of first-round losses for home players was the most since 16 exited in 1988.

Six British players were ranked high enough to receive direct entry into the singles draws, but Choinski was the only one to reach the second round.

Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper pulled out prior to their first-round matches because of injury, while men’s number one Cameron Norrie lost to Michael Zheng in five sets and Francesca Jones and Katie Boulter also departed.

Fery is the last Briton in the singles.

What is the prize money this year?

The total prize fund at this year’s Wimbledon will be £64.2m, following the largest annual increase in the event’s history.

The singles’ champions will each take home £3.6m with first-round losers paid £80,000.

More than £6m has been set aside for the qualifying competition – an increase of 25%.

Overall prize money has increased by £10.7m, with leading players welcoming the 20% increase in prize money as a “genuine and significant step forward”.

However, they still expanded their protests about prize money – limiting the time they offered at the media weekend.

Who are the pundits and presenters?

TV and iPlayer

Isa Guha and Clare Balding will guide the day’s action from the BBC studio, with Andy Stevenson presenting coverage of the wheelchair finals.

They will be joined by a host of Grand Slam champions including John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Pat Cash and Tracy Austin.

Tim Henman and Annabel Croft will also provide analysis, while Jamie Murray, Eugenie Bouchard and Kyle Edmund join the team this year.

Former British number one Laura Robson will be courtside throughout the fortnight to deliver immediate reaction and analysis, bringing tennis fans to the heart of the action throughout The Championships.

The iconic Andre Agassi will also return to the BBC team for the final few days of the championships.

Radio and BBC Sounds

Gigi Salmon and Clare McDonnell present live coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds, with BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller leading the commentary team.

Joining the team are former Wimbledon champions Cash and Marion Bartoli, offering expert insights throughout the tournament.

5 Live’s Wimbledon team will bring audiences all the major matches live, with regular updates from the outside courts.

Delyth Lloyd and Lee James will commentate and present live, extensive coverage of Wimbledon on the BBC World Service, while there will also be coverage across the 39 BBC Local Radio stations.

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