2005 Wimbledon Championships The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot: The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot: 2005 Wimbledon Championships The 2005 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England. It was the 119th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 20 June to 3 July 2005. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Roger Federer successfully defended the men's singles crown defeating Andy Roddick in the final for the second consecutive year. Maria Sharapova
Today at Wimbledon allow BBC2 to schedule non-sports output between 9 pm and 10.30 pm. As a result, if significant matches last beyond 8:30 pm, the programme is usually cut short (and occasionally not shown at all) to allow the live tennis coverage to be shown; something which attracts regular viewer complaints. The show used to be presented either from the BBC's dedicated studio in the Wimbledon media centre, or from the landscaped garden on the building's roof, adjacent to court 18. Des Lynam took over from Harry Carpenter who ironically replaced him as presenter of Today at Wimbledon. Lynam fronted Wimbledon coverage