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BBC hints it is to overhaul much-ridiculed Wimbledon highlights show

The BBC yesterday hinted that it would overhaul its much-ridiculed Wimbledon highlights show mid-tournament after pressure from viewers and critics.

The daily roundup – formerly known as Today at Wimbledon – has been savaged by tennis fans after producers changed the name to Wimbledon 2day in an apparent bid to appeal to young viewers.

They also changed the format, replacing host John Inverdale with Clare Balding, moving the set to a hospitality suite filled with fake grass and forcing its pundits to perch on uncomfortable bar stools.

But after the changes prompted a huge online backlash, the BBC said it would “evolve” the programme over the coming week and a half.