· “Cross Court Coverage” with ESPN, ESPN2 Starting at 8 a.m.
· 30 Major Titles – No. 1 Djokovic, 2 Federer, No. 3 Murray & No. 4 Wawrinka, plus No. 9 Cilic
· Breakfast at Wimbledon before Semifinals Thursday/Friday, Championships Saturday/Sunday
ESPN and ESPN2’s “Cross Court Coverage” for Wimbledon’s Gentlemen’s Quarterfinals on Wednesday, July 8, will begin at 8 a.m. ET, with the top four seeds vying for the semifinals – No. 1 Novak Djokovic, No. 2 Roger Federer, No. 3 Andy Murray and No. 4 Stan Wawrinka. ESPN will focus on Centre Court, while ESPN2 presents the pair of contests on No. 1 court. Wednesday’s matches:
Centre Court on ESPN at 8 a.m.
- 3 Andy Murray vs. Vasek Pospisil
- 1 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 9 Marin Cilic
No. 1 Court on ESPN2 at 8 a.m.
- 2 Roger Federer vs. No. 12 Gilles Simon
- 4 Stan Wawrinka vs. No. 21 Richard Gasquet
The eight Gentlemen remaining include:
- 10 Wimbledon championships: Federer (7), Djokovic (2), Murray (1).
- 30 Major titles: Federer (17), Djokovic (8), Murray (2), Wawrinka (2), Cilic (1).
ESPN’s exclusive coverage of The Championships, Wimbledon – from first ball to the trophies – will climax with the Ladies’ Championship on ESPN on Saturday, July 11, and the Gentlemen’s Championship on Sunday, July 12.
- Breakfast at Wimbledon starts the final four days – Thursday, July 9, to the Championships – hosted by Hannah Storm at 7 a.m. on July 9-10 leading into the semifinals, and at 8 a.m. on July 11-12, previewing the Championships – all on ESPN.
- ESPN3 will continue to offer action on all TV courts, up to 15 during the fortnight: Centre, Courts 1-3, 5-12, and 16-18, totaling 1,500 hours. In addition, ESPN3 will again offer AELTC’s daily Live@Wimbledon. All singles matches will be available in Spanish via ESPNDeportes+.
- As in 2014, for the semifinals and championships an additional “ESPN3 Surround” feed will be added with three boxes – the primary TV view, plus two more, each focusing on one player.
- ABC will present three-hour encore presentations of the Championships on the day they take place, July 11 and 12, at 3 p.m.
ESPN & WIMBLEDON 2015
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | Network | |
| Wed, July 8 – Sun, July 12 | 6:30 a.m. | All TV Courts (up to 15), all day;Live@Wimbledon | ESPN3 | Live |
| Wed, July 8 | 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Gentlemen’s Quarterfinals, Centre Court | ESPN | Live |
| 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Gentlemen’s Quarterfinals, No. 1Court | ESPN2 | Live | |
| Thur, July 9 | 7 – 8 a.m. | Breakfast at Wimbledon | ESPN | Live |
| 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Ladies’ Semifinals | ESPN | Live | |
| Fri, July 10 | 7 – 8 a.m. | Breakfast at Wimbledon | ESPN | Live |
| 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Gentlemen’s Semifinals | ESPN | Live | |
| Sat, July 11 | 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. | Breakfast at Wimbledon | ESPN | Live |
| 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Ladies’ Championship | ESPN | Live | |
| 3 – 6 p.m. | Ladies’ Championship | ABC | Encore | |
| Sun, July 12 | 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. | Breakfast at Wimbledon | ESPN | Live |
| 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Gentlemen’s Championship | ESPN | Live | |
| 3 – 6 p.m. | Gentlemen’s Championship | ABC | Encore |
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