Dateline: 06/21/99

The oldest and still most prestigious of tennis tournaments begins its two-week run today. Following are some Internet resources that will enrich your Wimbledon experience.

Let's start at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, whose official The Championships Wimbledon site features live and archive video, scores, schedules, draws, interviews, analysis, trivia, and radio. The unofficial Sportwave 1999 Wimbledon Site also offers scores, articles, and draws, plus analysis by Nick Bollettieri, a bulletin board, player profiles, photos, and a virtual tour.

For a wider range of perspectives on the matches and players, try some of the news and online magazine sites. CBS Sportsline always has interesting opinion and analysis pieces. Tennis Week specializes in depth, and Tennis Magazine does a nice job of tying playing advice to pro matches.

History has exceptional prominence at Wimbledon. The official site provides the best narrative, with some wonderful old photographs and the rolls of past champions. Although Wimbledon was, in 1877, the first tennis tournament, the game itself has roots hundreds of years older. For a look at the original, indoor game, visit the The Royal Tennis Court site.

If you're not lucky enough to have a hard-to-get ticket to Wimbledon, TV is your best alternative. HBO provides six hours a day of live coverage on weekdays, and NBC picks up the weekends and the last couple of rounds. I greatly prefer the commentators on HBO, but I'm interested to know what you think. Stop by the tennis forum and share your commentary on the commentators.