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ESPN has a fresh face fronting its Wimbledon coverage this year Rece Davis.
Best known for college football, the veteran broadcaster is anchoring the networks action from the All England Club.
Who is Rece Davis? Rece Davis was born on December 14, 1965 and grew up in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
He graduated cum laude from the University of Alabama in 1988, with degrees in broadcast news and public affairs.
Davis joined ESPN in March 1995 and has been there ever since, marking 30 years with the network in 2025.
This summer he is hosting ESPNs Wimbledon coverage, which runs from June 29 through July 12.
read more on wimbledon 2026 Davis takes over from Chris McKendry, who has moved over to a play-by-play role.
He fronts the coverage alongside co-host Malika Andrews and new analyst Andy Roddick, part of a wider revamp of ESPNs tennis team.
Davis told Front Office Sports: Im not coming in looking at this as if Im bringing some type of deep, insightful knowledge of tennis that hasnt been revealed prior to this.
But I do think I have the skillset that can allow people with me on the set to thrive and to make our coverage as dynamic and insightful as it can be.
Im really fired up about working with Andy Roddick.
He added: Roddick said to me the other day, Man, if you have any questions on the tennis side of it, let me know.
And if you have any insights on the TV side of it, let it rip.
So its going to be great in that regard.
I think what well do is we will show the proper respect and reverence for Wimbledon.
Because it deserves that.
We will also be innovative and insightful.
Weve got some technical improvements and different things that are going to enhance the coverage of the tournament itself and the grounds.
Were going to try to let people experience it.
The entire trip is something a lot of people wont do in their lifetimes.
We will try to give it to them as best we can during these two weeks.
What has he presented before? Davis is the long-serving host of College GameDay ESPNs flagship college football show.
He took over the traveling pregame program in 2015 from Chris Fowler.
Davis has also hosted the College GameDay basketball show since it launched in 2005.
He is a regular contributor to ESPNs SportsCenter and has fronted the College Football Playoff National Championship and NBA Draft for the broadcaster, as well as the NFL Draft on ABC, Davis has also worked on major international soccer events for ESPN, including the Fifa World Cup and European Championship.
Who is his wife? Davis is married to Leigh Davis (nee Langley).
She hails from Columbus, Georgia, and is a graduate of Auburn University.
The couple met while working at the same TV station, WRBL-TV in Columbus.
Davis previously joked that he pretended not to know how to use a fax machine to strike up a conversation with her.
They married in December 1993 and have two grown children a son named Christopher and daughter called Elizabeth.
The family settled in Connecticut after Davis moved to ESPN.