THE BBC has agreed a new five-year deal with the All England Club to broadcast Wimbledon.
The agreement means the championships will remain on terrestrial television until 2014.
BBC director of sport, Roger Mosey, said: "The BBC is deeply proud of its historic ties with Wimbledon, but this new agreement is focused on delivering state-
of-the-art digital services.
"We're determined to make the event an even bigger part of our national sporting life through the use of new technology and working with the club to innovate across digital platforms."
Ian Ritchie, chief executive of the All England Club said: "Our lengthy partnership with the BBC, which started in 1927, has been highly successful and we are delighted to extend that association up to 2014. We are always looking to bring the championships to a wider audience at the same time as improving the overall quality of the coverage."
Meanwhile, Nicolas Mahut of France and Russia's Dmitry Tursunov were two of the most notable winners in the first day of action at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.
Mahut won 7-6, 6-3 against Florian Mayer of Germany, while Tursunov needed three sets before defeating compatriot Evgeny Korolev 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
British No1 Andy Murray has been given a bye to the second round, where he will face either Mario Ancic of Croatia or Frenchman Gilles Simon.
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