WIMBLEDON is back for another year of thrilling tennis action from SW19!
in the world is ready to take over for two weeks.
is chasing a third consecutive title, and will be doing so as the number two seed in the tournament.
Stars such as and are vying for a first title a the famous tournament this year.
Eagle eyed viewers may have spotted the this year.
SunSport can reveal what the numbers next to a players name mean.
Why are there numbers next to players names on BBC?
On the BBC coverage of Wimbledon, there are a handful of numbers next to player names.
The first number – which not everyone has – is the player seeding.
For example, Carlos Alcaraz is second seed, so his name appears as “Alcaraz 2”; during matches.
The two bold numbers in a green box are how many games a player has won in a set, and when a player has won a set these become purple, with a new set of green numbers next to it.
The white box with purple numbers in next to the green box is the score in a game, for example 15-40 in purple.
