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Sue Barker: Our Wimbledon
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Sue Barker: Our Wimbledon

Jul 2, 2017
1h 15m
★ 0.0

Overview

As the BBC celebrates 90 years of covering Wimbledon, Sue Barker travels the globe to meet some of the legends who have graced the famous grass courts. Tennis royalty including Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Rod Laver, Chris Evert, Billie Jean King, Pete Sampras, Bjorn Borg, Virginia Wade, Martina Navratilova, Boris Becker and John McEnroe share memories and reflect on their own experiences at the iconic tennis tournament. These are their stories as never told before, emotional and self-deprecating, revealing how their lives and careers were changed by the Championships. For Sue herself, Wimbledon has been a big part of her life for nearly 50 years as a fan, player and broadcaster. She also meets the Duke of Kent, who is president of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, and the Duchess of Cambridge, who this year takes on a new role as patron.

Genres

Documentary
History
TV Movie

Production Companies

BBC Sport

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Cast

Sue Barker

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Sue Barker

Roger Federer

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Roger Federer

Andy Murray

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Andy Murray

Rod Laver

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Rod Laver

Virginia Wade

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Virginia Wade

Billie Jean King

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Billie Jean King

John McEnroe

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John McEnroe

Catherine, Princess of Wales

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Catherine, Princess of Wales