Rece Davis is taking over as the host of ESPN’s Wimbledon coverage this year, Front Office Sports has learned.
The longtime College GameDay host will join new analyst Andy Roddick for ESPN’s “first ball to last ball” coverage from Monday, June 29 through Sunday, July 12. Davis and Malika Andrews will host live on-site coverage as well as Wimbledon Match Point and Breakfast at Wimbledon.
At Wimbledon, Davis succeeds Chris McKendry as host, as she shifts to a play-by-play role. ESPN launched a major revamp of its tennis announce team in January.
Davis spoke with Front Office Sports about the challenge of hosting ESPN’s coverage of one of the world’s premier sporting events, the seismic impact of Pat McAfee and Nick Saban on GameDay, and the school he’d most like to visit with the traveling pregame show.
This interview has been lightly edited for space and clarity:
