The prominent tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg
criticizes Tennis Channel for the delay in coverage of the match between
Francisco Cerundolo (No. 22) and
Tommy Paul (No. 16) at the
Madrid Open. Rothenberg had
previously criticized the coverage of the match between
Naomi Osaka and Elina
Svitolina at the
Miami Open.
The journalist logged into Tennis Channel to follow
the duel between the American and the Argentine but noticed a delay, as the
match was 3-2 in favor of Paul, but the official stream still showed 0-0.
"Currently 5 games behind... Paul vs.
Cerundolo is at 3-2 and it's still 0-0 on the stream. I just canceled my upcoming
renewal @TennisChannel," some fan wrote
This is not the first time that someone has
reported this situation, as during the second round of the Miami Open, in Naomi
Osaka's victory over
Elina Svitolina (6-2, 7-6), the official broadcast also
had a similar delay to what happened in Madrid.
"Tennis Channel streaming is a disaster. The
Osaka-Svitolina stream is a full changeover + game behind. How does this
happen? Never encountered another streaming service that offers lag quite so
glacial," Rothenberg had written.
“Tennis Channel monopolizing the tour has lead to serious
complacency on quality by them, frustratingly.”
"Tennis
Channel Plus feed currently more than three minutes behind live score,"
Rothenberg had written.
The third-round match between Paul and Cerundolo ended with the Argentine's victory by 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-2. The clay court specialist will face none other than the 4th seed
Alexander Zverev, seeking a spot in the quarterfinals.