'Miss her terribly' Clare Balding leads tributes as Sue Barker departs as Wimbledon host

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Wimbledon.This year will be her last presenting the tennis from SW19 as she said she feels the "timing is right".In view of her 691,000 followers, Clare reacted to her BBC colleague's announcement.Clare wrote: "I’m really sad Sue is stepping down and will miss her terribly."We had so much fun working together on various Olympics, Commonwealth Games, tennis, racing and Sports Personality of the Year."Thank you Sue for your leadership and friendship - you were the captain we all followed," she penned.The BBC star was responding to a tweet from the BBC Press Office earlier today.It read: "After an incredible 30 years at the helm of live sports broadcasting for the BBC, Sue Barker has taken the decision to step down from her role at the end of this year’s Wimbledon tournamentIn her statement, Sue had written: "What a wonderful time I've had working on some of the biggest sporting events around the world."I will miss it terribly but after 30 years I feel the time is right for me."I've worked with the best of the best," she ended.Following Clare's touching tribute, fans of the pair were quick to take to the comments to have their say.Twitter user @AmandaSweetland replied: "I really hope the @BBCSport give her a brilliant send off, she deserves a warm and heartfelt thank you from the BBC and from us as viewers and tennis fans."@stygian66 added: "Lovely words Clare.Sue is an institution that will be missed."Not the right time to think about replacements but Marion Bartoli would be perfect."She is invested in Wimbledon, is so knowledgeable and is such a nice person," they wrote.While @GrahamTeessider chipped in: "In that case I will be watching even more Wimbledon coverage than usual this year to get the maximum value out of.