FANS were left fuming on the first day of Wimbledon as BBC’s coverage got off to an unimpressive start.
Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic‘s first three games were not shown on BBC One as the Beeb completed its broadcast of the Weather, with Iga Swiatek live on BBC Two.
BBC’s Wimbledon coverage didn’t get off to an impressive start with viewers reporting that iPlayer was unavailable
Fans reported being unable to watch the start of Novak Djokovic’s title defence
And there appeared to be no way to watch the start of the Serb’s match on iPlayer either with fans reporting that the BBC service was down.
One tweeted: “Is Elon Musk running the iplayer Wimbledon coverage or…”
Billionaire Musk recently infuriated Twitter users on Saturday by limiting them to reading 600 tweets per day, or 6000 for those who are verified.
The same fan then wrote: “Thought I’d watch some tennis before my nights start but not a single stream working.”
Another fan tweeted: “BBC iPlayer don’t want me to watch Djokovic.”
And a third wrote: “Only the BBC could insist on having a monopoly for broadcasting Wimbledon in the UK and then prevent anyone from watching it with their p***-poor iPlayer app.
“Eurosport, please buy the Wimbledon broadcasting rights!”
Tennis star Donna Vekic joined the legions of fuming fans as she prepared for her first round match against Zhang Shuai.
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The Croat tweeted: “iPlayer ????? I need options !!”
Djokovic’s match was finally put on BBC one midway through the fourth game.
And that seemed to coincide with an improvement in his performance, as the 23-time Grand Slam winner came from a break down to win the first set.
Rain then interrupted the match as the players were forced to wait for the Centre Court roof to be closed.
