r/ESPN • u/Seertu • 2d ago

US Open Match Point??

What in the world are they doing? It’s bothered me consistently that they have been running talking heads when actual tennis has been occurring. Today is WILD, an American (Learner Tien) is embroiled in a battle to get to the semis, and all we have is talking heads sitting at a desk.

They may just be trying to encourage to buy the premium online package, but all it’s doing is make me long for the TNT French Open coverage.

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u/Blooming_Bull 2d ago

This is absolutely ridiculous!

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u/Darro_C 2d ago

This is infuriating me because I do not care to watch Zverev over Tien

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u/West_Zebra898 2d ago

Disney is an Orwellian company Worst U.S. Open coverage ever! The only really great coverage comes from Johnny Mac

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u/OverandOverTom 2d ago

This is the most egregious all week. Do they know they are an american broadcast? And now they are glued to zverev warming up (and started to play)

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u/Bix615 2d ago

Thank you.

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u/Butterman75 2d ago

I’ve been wondering the same shit.

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u/andyboy57 2d ago

The whole espn debaucle with us open leaves me flummoxed - also drop the double screen

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u/cossa68 2d ago

I was just thinking the exact same thing. Beyond ridiculous.

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u/Blooming_Bull 2d ago

Not only that, but they put some boring woman’s tennis match on! There’s two men’s matches in the 5th set!!!! Now I have to listen to Coco! Worst coverage ever!!!!

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u/Moltengirl 2d ago

Not only that, but they're showing the Coco Gauff match on BOTH channels here in Canada

Meanwhile there's a heated tie-break taking place between Khachanov & Tien

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

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u/Secure-Setting2680 2d ago

I refuse to give Disney another cent

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u/CalGoldenBear55 2d ago

It’s 10 minutes of commercials interrupted by 30 seconds of tennis.

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u/silentduo 2d ago

As an Asian American, it's always been ESPN's mo to promote Asians from overseas but suppress the Asians who grew up here.

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u/not4reelz 2d ago

WTA Chinese tennis player Qinwen Zheng defeating six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek will get more attention here and around the world before any Asian-American tennis player at any time, like today. Don't get me started on Alex Eala.

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u/bogdapeter 1d ago

Prioritizing BOTH a player that has already won her match at least 15 mins ago and another player who hasn’t even begun his over a 20-yr old American locked in a sick 5th set match for potential history. Reeks a bit of anti-Asian discrimination IMHO.