Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles The men's singles tennis tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held at the All England Club in Wimbledon from 28 July to 5 August, making it the first Olympic grass court tournament since tennis was re-introduced to the Games. The event was run and organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Tennis Federation (ITF), and is part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. Matches were the best of three sets, except for the final which was the best of five sets. Tie-breaks were in
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