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CNNSI.com Serves-Up Comprehensive Wimbledon 2000 Coverage at Wimbledon.cnnsi.com

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Posted: Wednesday July 05, 2000 05:35 PM

CNNSI.com, in conjunction with Wimbledon.org, will provide complete up-to-the-minute and interactive coverage of the 2000 Wimbledon Championships. CNN/Sports Illustrated and TNT, both broadcast partners of this year's Wimbledon tournament, will provide insider information, commentary, live scoring, multimedia components and more.

Exclusive 'Insider' information provided by a team of experts from CNN/Sports Illustrated, CNNSI.com, Sports Illustrated and TNT will complement the resources of Wimbledon.org to provide users the most thorough Wimbledon coverage on the Web. Coverage is available now at wimbledon.cnnsi.com. CNNSI.com's special section will include the following:

LIVE SCORING: An up-to-the-minute, pop-up scoreboard from Wimbledon.org allows users to keep track of current and previous matches. Extensive statistics are provided following each match. Content includes latest tournament news, live coverage of the day's matches and analysis on matches and players.

VIDEO/AUDIO STREAMING: Wimbledon Live Channel will give users who otherwise couldn't access broadcast coverage the ability to view press conferences, highlights and interviews. The Wimbledon Archive is also available for users to search video and still photographs from previous years.

PLAYER PROFILES: Includes 16 men's and women's seeds in an integrated seed table. The section contains biographical details, season and career statistics and round-by-round results.

COMPETITION BRACKETS: All 128 seeds will be included in a detailed bracket which will be updated throughout the tournament.

INSIDER INFO & COMMENTARY: Exclusive rights allow Turner Sports and CNN/Sports Illustrated to go behind the ropes and offer feature stories. Sports Illustrated's Jon Wertheim, CNN/Sports Illustrated's Phil Jones and Jason Dasey, tennis great Jim Courier and other Sports Illustrated experts will contribute exclusive insider information and in-depth analysis on key matches throughout the tournament.

USER INTERACTIVIY: Users have the opportunity to participate in instant polls, leave questions and comments in the Mailbag for experts to answer and contribute to the Message Boards.

LIVE CHATS: Ongoing chats allow users to interact with the players.

PHOTO GALLERY: A memorable and extensive collection of photos from the past and present.

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