1882 Wimbledon Championship 1882 Wimbledon Championship The 1882 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 8 July until 17 July. It was the 6th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1882. The net was brought down to its present height of at the posts, and in the middle. Ernest Renshaw won the all comers' final against R. T. Richardson, 7–5, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 and later lost against his twin brother and defending champion William Renshaw in the final,
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