Sue Barker

Wimbledon coverage will never be the same without Sue Barker, the admired broadcaster that felt like chatting to your mum.

“She’s such a part of the coverage you can’t imagine Wimbledon without her,” says Croft. “One of her greatest skills is always being relaxed and making guests feel at ease,” says Annabel Croft, who first met Barker when she was invited to hit with her at Wimbledon as a teenager. “She’s got a great sense of humour, she likes gossip, there’s no airs about her,” says Lloyd, who likes to compare her with Rod Laver. “You talk to him and you’d think he’s just won three or four tournaments at his local park. It is typically modest that Barker’s favourite Wimbledon memories do not include her own successes: but they do feature moments she will always be remembered for, her post-final interviews with Andy Murray, who returned from defeat against Roger Federer in the 2012 final to take the title the following year. Confined to the studio, she could only pass comment on Kyrgios’s performance from afar – “the swearing, Tracy” – then warn us that Casualty would be following in a few minutes. Who else could have done a court-side chat with Chris Evert that went straight in on her ovarian cancer and still kept the mood high?

Barker was hosting the pre-match coverage on Centre Court before the men's final between Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios when McEnroe thanked Barker for her ...

And McEnroe, working as a pundit, went off-script to thank the 66-year-old for her efforts over the years. 'Basically I just feel the time is right. Sue Barker was on Centre Court for the last time today for the men's singles final between Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios Barker, who is stepping down from her role as the face of the tennis on the BBC, was hosting the pre-match coverage on Centre Court before the men's final between Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios. - The embrace was in the build-up to the men's final on Wimbledon's final day 'The Roger Federer of broadcasting!': John McEnroe pays emotional tribute to departing presenter Sue Barker before final between Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios... her last day at Wimbledon after a 30-year stint as the face of tennis coverage on the BBC

BBC presenter and former tennis star Sue Barker is set to leave her post as Wimbledon's lead presenter after 30 years in the hot seat at the end of this ...

Since then, a flourishing career at the BBC has been where she has made her name - hosting the FA Cup, Match of the Day, Final Score, Six Nations and various athletics competitions. BBC presenter and former tennis star Sue Barker is set to leave her post as Wimbledon's lead presenter after 30 years in the hot seat at the end of this year's tournament, earning floods of tributes from fans as the competition draws to a close. Express Sport takes a look at some potential replacements for the Wimbledon legend, with odds being used from Betfair.

SUE BARKER is one of the nation's best-loved TV and sports presenters and Wimbledon just will not be the same without her.And after announcing she is.

I had actually made up my mind to leave in 2017 because the hours were becoming very long and quite challenging. She said: "Basically I just feel the time is right. She was axed from the show in 2020, and said she was "sad to say goodbye" to her "dream job". BBC have axed A Question of Sport host Sue Barker after bosses planned a huge shakeup for the show in 2021. That would have been 25 years and seemed a good time, but I am so glad I made the decision to stay on. Sue was the presenter of A Question Of Sport for 23 years.