Why did Sue Parker leave Wimbledon after 30 years of service at the BBC

Wimbledon in 2023 won’t be the same for BBC viewers, as longtime host Sue Parker left the party at SW19. Why did Parker decide to walk away from hosting duties?

The nets are packed away, the turf will be given a rest and the referees and crowd will be given time to recover from Nick Kyrgios’ show, all of which will be back again next June.

Except for one thing, one piece of Wimbledon furniture will lose in 2023 at the All England Club: Sue Parker.

The longtime host has resigned from hosting duties with the BBC, which means her last match as host was the men’s singles final between Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic.

But why did Sue Parker leave Wimbledon? Was it about when she called or was she forced out like Math question?

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Why did Sue Parker leave Wimbledon?

Basically, Sue Parker left Wimbledon because she decided to.

The 1976 French Open winner debuted as a BBC announcer at SW19 in 1993 – just as Pete Sampras began his dominance of men’s singles – winning seven of the next eight.

She said she felt the time “was a good time” after previously deciding to quit in 2017 after 25 years but stayed on for another five years.

Parker believes she is still “on top of the job”, but that it is “a good time to act on her own terms”.

It’s completely different from her ending time Math question When the BBC decided to let her and captain Phil Tuffnell and Matt Dawson go – Parker after 23 years in the host seat.

Wimbledon celebrates one of the best

Sue Parker had already made the decision to leave Wimbledon for the public ahead of the 2022 tournament, so celebrations for her were common during the tournament.

At midday Sunday, Parker and co-host John McEnroe, three-time Wimbledon champion, welcomed several Wimbledon singles champions including Margaret Court, Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg and Billie Jean King to Center Court to celebrate their 100th anniversary.

McEnroe led the crowd to a standing ovation for Parker – the former world number three visibly impressed.

After the Djokovic Kyrgios final, Tim Henman provided a montage of Parker’s best Wimbledon moments, including comments from the likes of Roger Federer, Martina Navratilova, Virginia Wade, Chris Evert and Andy Murray.

King also joined Parker, Hinman, McEnroe and Pat Cash for a few words to honor Parker when she left Wimbledon as a BBC presenter for the last time.

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