Sue Barker

Sue Barker is stepping down from presenting Wimbledon after 30 years - but who could take over next year?

Speaking about her retirement, Barker said: "Basically I just feel the time is right. However, in June, she announced she would be stepping down after the men's final on July 10, telling fans that "the time is right". But there's set to be at least one major change next year, as presenter Sue Barker will be missing from proceedings.

Attending the Centre Court Centenary Celebration, presenter and former player John McEnroe, 63, took a moment to celebrate the iconic presenter, saying: 'One ...

I had actually made up my mind to leave in 2017 because the hours were becoming very long and quite challenging. I will miss it terribly but after 30 years I feel the time is right for me. ‘That would have been 25 years and seemed a good time, but I am so glad I made the decision to stay on. I’ve worked with the best of the best. I’m very happy to be leaving with no regrets and on my own terms while I am still on top of the job, it just feels like the right time to go and leave it to others. ‘Thank you so much but this is about the tournament and all I can say is from now on, John McEnroe is going to be commentating on Court 17 after that going off script!’ Sue joked.

The 66-year-old announced last month she would be stepping down as the BBC's presenter of Wimbledon, after 30 years covering the Grand Slam. She was presenting ...

“You are the very best ever,” she said. “Thank you so much but this is about the tournament,” she said. Every time you are on television I get up out of my chair and stomp around. “You have the appreciation and you just get it. I can’t believe you are leaving us.” Barker’s colleague John McEnroe led the tribute, saying: “Sue, one final word.

BBC tennis icon Sue Barker was celebrated on Centre Court as she prepares to step down from leading the coverage of Wimbledon following the conclusion of ...

“You are the very best ever. “Thank you so much but this is about the tournament,” Barker said. Barker’s television partner John McEnroe got the atmosphere going and kicked the tributes off towards the Brit during a parade of champions to celebrate 100 years on Centre Court.

Wimbledon legend Sue Barker couldn't hide her emotion as tennis star John McEnroe told her the players would be 'lost without her' as she retires from ...

Thank you for everything. Billie said: "You are the very best ever. "You have the appreciation and you just get it.

Tennis legend Sue Barker was on Sunday reduced to tears as Wimbledon legends and fans gave her a standing ovation as Centre Court celebrated its centenary.

It's great to be here with all the other champions. Federer, along with Murray, was another to receive a standing ovation. The ceremony ended with a standing ovation for Barker, who is in her final year of presenting duties for the BBC.

Crowd rises to their feet in rapturous standing ovation after John McEnroe's off-script tribute during Centre Court centenary.

but at the same time it is very different back home and that thought keeps with you,” she said. Inna Ohrimchuk, 28, said she wanted to get her mind off "everything happening back home”. Court was respectfully applauded on Sunday by the Centre Court crowd. Barker then added that McEnroe would be relegated to commentating from Court 17 after diverting from the ceremony’s script. Navratilova had been sitting alongside Barker the previous night during the BBC’s analysis of the match between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios. The response brought Barker to tears.

SIR CLIFF RICHARD made a frank admission about Sue Barker, saying in a throwback interview that he 'didn't love' his former flame 'enough to marry her'.

And that's the way I know it will always be.” Spain's Rafael Nadal is looking to book his quarter-finals spot as he takes on the Netherlands' Botic van de Zandschulp. Meanwhile, former world number one Simona Halep and Nick Kyrgios are also in action. The former world number three will anchor day eight of the Championships on BBC One from lunchtime. He added: “It is well known that Sue and I went on to have a close relationship for a year or more and I have only fond memories of that time. “I seriously contemplated asking her to marry me, but in the end, I realised that I didn't love her quite enough to commit the rest of my life to her. “I went to play dates in the Far East, but I thought about her a lot and we kept in touch via letters and phone calls.”

Veteran tennis broadcaster Sue Barker was honoured yesterday at last Wimbledon tournament for the BBC; But she faced awkward moment as John McEnroe ...

Next up was 1969 winner Ann Jones, 83; Andy Murray, 35, who has two Wimbledon titles; Jan Kodes, 76, who won in 1973; three-time winner Margaret Court, 79; and 1987 champion Pat Cash, 57. The Serbian 20-time grand slam winner said: 'Definitely this court has been truly special for my childhood and I always dreamed of being here and hopefully winning as well. You are trying to enjoy life but not forget that it is not exactly like this back in Ukraine.' Miss Alimova added: 'It is the first time I've experienced something like this. 'I hope I can come back one more time,' the 20-time grand slam winner, who is out with a knee injury, told the audience. And McEnroe said: 'One final word to the crowd. But thank you, that really does mean the world to me, it really does.' To his left was Bjorn Borg, 66, who won five consecutive titles; Lleyton Hewitt, 41, champion in 2002; four-time winner Rod Laver, 83; Venus Williams, 42, who won Wimbledon five times; and 2013 champion Marion Bartoli, 37. During an on-court interview with Barker, she said: 'As a 17-year-old I played my first match ever here at Wimbledon. I had two days on this court. Sir Cliff Richard performs at the Centre Court centenary celebration at Wimbledon yesterday we'll move on, thank you John' to raucous laughs in the crowd. Sue Barker sheds a tear on Centre Court during the centenary celebrations for the Wimbledon tournament yesterday