The 2021 Wimbledon Championships is a Grand Slam tennis event that is taking place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament began on 28 June 2021 and will finish on 11 July 2021. It’s the 134th edition of the tournament.
The tournament is organized by the All England Lawn Tennis Club and International Tennis Federation. It will be played on grass courts and is part of the ATP Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior Circuit and the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour. The tournament will consist of men’s (singles and doubles), women’s (singles and doubles), mixed doubles, boys (under 18 – singles and doubles) and girls (under 18 – singles and doubles), also hosting singles and doubles events for wheelchair quad tennis for the first time.
Wimbledon 2021 Live Streaming + TV Channels, TV Broadcast Rights
Star Sports network holds the official broadcast rights in India and its subcontinent. Tennis fans from India and its subcontinent can also enjoy live streaming of Wimbledon 2021 tournament on Disney + Hotstar app after acquiring VIP subscription. Final matches of Wimbledon 2021 will also be streamed live on free to AIR channel DD Sports as announced by ministry of communication in a tweet.
Tennis fans from United States can watch live TV coverage of Wimbledon 2021 tournament on ESPN TV channel as well as on its digital platforms. Tennis enthusiasts from UK who were late to the ticket counter can enjoy TV telecast of the tournament on BBC TV and on EuroSport UK channels. Channel Nine will televise the Wimbledon 2021 tournament in Australia. Canadian Tennis fans can enjoy live streaming of Wimbledon on TSN Canada TV channel a channel dedicated to only Tennis tournaments. The Live Streaming + TV channels for the rest of the world are given below:
Eurosport: Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Russia, Czech Republic, Netherlands
UK: BBC TV & Radio, Eurosport UK
Albania: S4W
Africa: Canal Plus International (Afrique)
Armenia: Saran Sport
Asia: Disney Networks Singapore Pte Ltd
Australia: Nine
Belarus: Saran Sport, BT5 (sub-licensee)
Bosnia & Herz: Sport Klub
Brazil: TV Globo,Band Sports
Canada: TSN Canada
China: CCTV5 (Mandarin), IQIYI
Cyprus: CYTA
Croatia: Sport Klub
Denmark: TV2
France: beIN Sports
Georgia: Saran Sport, Adjara (sub-licencee)
Germany: Sky Deutschland, ZDF (sub-licencee)
Greece: Nova
India: Star India
Israel: Sports Channel (Sport 5)
Italy: Sky Italia, Super Tennis (sub licencee)
Japan: NHK, WOWOW
Kazakhstan: Saran Sport, Setanta (sub-licencee)
Korea: Disney Networks Singapore Pte Ltd, JTBC (sub-licencee)
Kosovo: S4W
Latin America / South America: ESPN Latin America (ESPN Sur)
Latvia: Saran Sport, Tet TV (sub-licencee)
Macau: CCTV (sub-licencee of Disney Singapore), TDM Sports (sub-licenee of Disney Singapore)
Macedonia: Sport Klub
Malta: TSN Malta
Middle East: beIN Sports MENA
Moldova: Setanta
Montenegro: Sport Klub
Netherlands: Eurosport, Ziggo Sport (sub-licencee)
New Zealands: Sky NZ
Poland: Polsat
Portugal: Sport TV
Serbia: RTS, Sport Klub
South Africa: Supersport
Spain: Telefonica/Movistar +
Switzerland: SRG Radio (RTS, RSI, SRF), SRG/SSR TV (RTS, RSI, SRF)
Taiwan: Sportscast (sub-licencee of Disney)
Turkey: Saran Sport, S Sport (sub-licencee), TRT (sub-licencee)
Ukraine: Setanta
USA: ESPN, Tennis Channel, In flight Channel Sport 24
Saran Sport: Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Tajikistan, Lithuania, Latvia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Estonia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Armenia, Baltics (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
Note: The above mentioned channels will televise Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Singles and Women’s Doubles events.
Wimbledon 2021 Prize Money
The Wimbledon Championships total prize money for 2021 decreased by 7.85% to £35,016,000.
Singles
Winner: £1,700,000
Finalist: £900,000
Semi Finalist: £465,000
Quarter Finalist: £300,000
Fourth Round: £181,000
Third Round: £115,000
Second Round: £75,000
First Round: £48,000
Q3: £25500
Q2: £15500
Q1: £8500
Doubles
Winner: £480000
Finalist: £240000
Semi Finalist: £120000
Quarter Finalist: £60000
Fourth Round: £30000
Third Round: £19000
Second Round: £12000
Mixed Doubles
Winner: £100000
Finalist: £50000
Semi Finalist: £25000
Quarter Finalist: £12000
Fourth Round: £6000
Third Round: £3000
Second Round: £1500
Wheelchair singles
Winner: £48000
Finalist: £24000
Semi Finalist: 16500
Quarter Finalist: £11500
Wheelchair doubles
Winner: £20000
Finalist: £10000
Semi Finalist: 16500
Quarter Finalist: £6000
Quad singles
Winner: £48000
Finalist: £24000
Semi Finalist: 16500
Quarter Finalist: £11500
Quad doubles
Winner: £20000
Finalist: £10000
The men’s singles top seeds at the 2021 Wimbledon tennis championships are: Novak Djokovic (1), Daniil Medvedev (2), Stefanos Tsitsipas (3), Dominic Thiem (4), Alexander Zverev (5), Andrey Rublev (6), Roger Federer (7), Matteo Berrettini (8), Roberto Bautista Agut (9), Diego Schwartzman (10)
The women’s singles top seeds at the 2021 Wimbledon tennis championships are: Ashleigh Barty (1), Aryna Sabalenka (2), Elina Svitolina (3), Sofia Kenin (4), Bianca Andreescu (5), Serena Williams (6), Iga Swiatek (7), Karolina Pliskova (8), Belinda Bencic (9), Petra Kvitova (10)
Wimbledon 2021 Schedule
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