Tennis coverage has been an interesting topic for a while now with the logic behind it not always making a lot of sense to a lot of tennis fans around the world.
It's a global sport that is very popular in many countries yet the coverage of events it's the best. There have been a lot of bidding wars between networks in the past for exclusive rights which makes it quite hard to watch the sport if you're not subscribed to the right network. Even if you have a specific network like the Tennis Channel things are not that better.
Tennis journalist Lindsay Gibbs took to Twitter to vent her frustration with the Tennis Channel's price tag which you need to pay if you want to see certain matches. She was looking forward to seeing Garcia play but in order to do that she would have needed to pay extra on top of her regular subscription.
She first vented:
"Does anyone know why both tennis channel and peacock are showing the alcaraz rout and i can't seem to find garcia in a tight third set? am i missing something?"
And then provided an answer after doing research:
"So, the answer is, if you want to watch the No. 5 seed, a Frenchwoman, in a 3rd set, you have to pay $116 -- no monthly option -- for Tennis Channel Plus, despite the fact that you probably already pay extra for Tennis Channel, and 2 networks are showing RG on TV right now. FUN."
Noted reporter Ben Rothenberg also added his comment:
"Tennis loses out on viewers and coverage during a major because of how incredibly steep the Tennis Channel Plus price tag is."
Tennis loses out on viewers and coverage during a major because of how incredibly steep the Tennis Channel Plus price tag is. #RG23
So, the answer is, if you want to watch the No. 5 seed, a Frenchwoman, in a 3rd set, you have to pay $116 -- no monthly option -- for Tennis Channel Plus, despite the fact that you probably already pay extra for Tennis Channel, and 2 networks are showing RG on TV right now. FUN.
