The BBC have announced that 2002 Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt, four-time Grand Slam champion Jim Courier and former British number one Annabel Croft will be part of the BBC's comprehensive coverage at SW19 which starts on Monday, June 27th and culminates on Sunday, July 10th .

The 2002 champion comments on joining the BBC for the fortnight: "It’s an honour to join the BBC team this year – I won my second major championship singles title at Wimbledon, and have so many great memories from the tournament, so it’s going to be really exciting to be covering the action!"

Jim Courier is a familiar face on British TV screens as he has been part of ITV's coverage of the French Open for the past five editions of the tournament.

Courier is a former finalist at Wimbledon in 1993, losing to his compatriot Pete Sampras in four sets and he also comments on joining the BBC for Wimbledon.

"I'm excited to get the opportunity to call some matches with the BBC team at Wimbledon this year, and look forward to seeing how the tournament unfolds."

Annabel Croft also brings a wealth of experience to the BBC team as she works for Sky Sports and she was part of Eurosport's team for the French Open.

Familiar faces

Sue Barker interviewing Rafael Nadal after his second Wimbledon triumph over Tomas Berdych in 2010 (Photo by Hamish Blair / Source : Getty Images)
Sue Barker interviewing Rafael Nadal after his second Wimbledon triumph over Tomas Berdych in 2010 (Photo by Hamish Blair / Source : Getty Images)
 

1976 French Open champion Sue Barker will continue to be the lead presenter of Wimbledon a role she has been in since 1993 which will be on BBC 1 and BBC 2 throughout the Championships. 

Barker will be joined by familiar faces with plenty of former champions that include, three-time champion John McEnroe who will be pulling double duty as he will part of Milos Raonic's coaching team for Wimbledon, nine-time champion Martina Navratilova, 2013 champion Marion Bartoli, 1987 champion Pat Cash, 1999 champion Lindsay Davenport and 1996 champion Richard Krajicek.

Former British number one Tim Henman returns to Wimbledon too along with former two-time Grand Slam champion Mary Pierce and two-time US Open champion Tracy Austin will be a part of Wimbledon's stellar lineup.

ITV's presenter for the French Open, John Inverdale will be part of the commentary team along with Andrew Castle, Virginia Wade, Chris Bradnam, Peter Fleming, Jo Durie, Nick Mullins, Sam Smith along with more commentators.

The BBC has a good lineup for Wimbledon as there will be plenty of storylines going into the Championships as Novak Djokovic, the two-time defending champion will be looking for his third consecutive title at SW19 and attempts to complete the third leg of the calendar year Grand Slam.

Serena Williams, last year's ladies' champion will be looking to win her first Grand Slam title since last year's championships and if she wins Wimbledon again she will equal Steffi Graf's Open Era record of 22 Grand Slam singles titles.