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Disney gives US Open tennis players access to ESPN after Medvedev piracy response to Spectrum blackout
ATPWednesday, 06 September 2023 at 21:30
Disney grants
US Open tennis players access to ESPN amid cable provider dispute
Amidst a
growing dispute between Disney and cable service provider Charter
Communications, players at the US Open have found an unusual source of relief.
Disney has made the unconventional decision to grant tennis players access to
coverage of their own tournament.
The
controversy began on September 1st when Disney unexpectedly removed its
channels, including ESPN and ABC, from Charter's Spectrum service, leaving
nearly 15 million American customers without access to these popular cable
television channels.
The dispute
unfolded just before the exciting college football games and in the midst of
the US Open tennis tournament, causing a stir in the sports world and leaving
tennis players caught in the crossfire.
Few tennis
players have voiced their frustration over their inability to watch their
opponents' matches during the tournament due to the ongoing dispute between the
two companies.
Disney has
taken steps to ensure that US Open participants are not affected by the lack of
access to coverage of their own matches. World No. 3 Danil Medvedev criticized
the situation after being unable to follow the matches at Flushing Meadows:
"I don’t
know if it’s legal or illegal, but I have to find a way because I cannot watch
[the matches] on TV.
"I got
internet - how do you call it? - pirate websites," former world No. 1 said.
"I watch
tennis there. I have no other choice."
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World No. 6
Coco Gauff also revealed that she was unable to watch the matches and could
only follow the scoreline.
“I’m not
gonna get into that.. but we can’t watch ESPN at our hotel. I saw the
scoreline. I didn’t see the match,” youngstar Coco Gauff said.
former
player and current expert John McEnroe received a free subscription to ESPN+ to
tune into the Grand Slam, after testing positive for Covid-19 last week and
missing several first-round matches.
A
spokesperson said of the 7-times Grand Slam champion: "He couldn't
watch and was going crazy."
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