THAT'S IT!!!!!!! I have completely had it!!!!

[MissMillie]

ABC finally decided to show the Men's final at Wimbledon--6 hours AFTER the match started.

So you don't get to watch it live.


THEN----


They didn't show ANY of the second set and skipped about 5 or 6 games of the third set.


Some of us turned in to watch the match. THE WHOLE MATCH.

[malaise]

1. There is no more free to air coverage on networks

Greed rules

[MerryHolidays]

5. So no more "Breakfast at Wimbledon" with Dick Enberg and Bud Collins?

I remember getting up early as a kid to watch Borg v. Tanner in 1979 live, and getting point by point updates for Borg v. McEnroe in the 1980 4th set 18-16 tiebreak since I was away from a tv but next to a phone, etc. I loved watching it back then.

Am I dating myself?

Today, I can't even be bothered to watch it at all. I learned on the internet that Novak Anti-vaxxer won, which is disappointing. That fellow ain't even in the same league as a role model as Federer or Rafa. Djoker is about as much as I will give him.

[MissMillie]

6. Yeah, you're dating yourself

But I was watching with you. I watched Borg win all 5 of his titles at Wimbledon. I even the watched the final with the insanely long 5th set against McEnroe--and no, the network did NOT cut the match short to put something else on instead.

[Raftergirl]

9. Bud and Dick are both dead...

so that would be a no.

ESPN has the rights to Wimby and has had them for years. The just reupped for like more 20 years. They still have Breakfast at Wimbledon on ESPN.

ps - you didn’t miss much. First set was good and then bleugh as Djoker won the next 3. It was NID even before the match who would win.

[MerryHolidays]

12. Yes, I knew that

They were both wonderful. Dick: straightforward and Bud: very colorful commentary. But together they were a fabulous pair.

Thanks so much for the match description. I will confess that I am so far removed from tennis these days, that I didn't know who the finalists were. If it's not Rafa, I'm generally not interested.

I do love it when Johnny Mac does the commentary. He is an incredibly intelligent acerbic. commentator. When we lived overseas, we used to watch it live on the BBC (I think), which was a special treat. I tried to go a couple of times to Wimbledon but didn't.

I guess all generations say this, but it's not the same without folks like Borg, Connors, and McEnroe. To me, Federer and Rafa were about the same, and they are two giants, and great people to boot. I can't say same for the Djoker. That's why I don't really care anymore about tennis, personally.

What a comedown that is when I was a kid in the '80s. I remember when McEnroe beat Borg on July 4, 1981 (good heavens, 40 years ago last Sunday!). I was actually a pretty decent tennis player as a kid, and, after Mac's win, I'd dream of winning Wimbledon and coming home to JFK Airport where Julie McCoy/Lauren Tewes from The Love Boat would be there to welcome her Merry Holidays home with open arms! I can dream, can't I!?

[Jim__]

2. ESPN did carry the match live.

ESPN and ABC are affiliated - I think they're both owned by Disney.

I do hate the way TV carries sports. But, the affiliation may have something to do with the way ABC put it on.

[MissMillie]

4. Cannot afford cable.

I grew up watching Breakfast at Wimbledon on broadcast TV.

There's a freaking auto race on EVERY Sunday. And lately there's been WNBA on every weekend (including today).

Wimbledon happens once a year.

[Sibelius Fan]

15. YouTube streaming TV costs $50 a month and includes ESPN.

If you don’t have a smart TV you can buy a Roku device for $30.

It’s the cheapest way to get ESPN etc.

[MissMillie]

17. We have Roku

We do not have $50/month for TV.

Hell, I don't even have $10 to renew my star membership here.

[Sibelius Fan]

18. So, what you could have done was sign-up for YTTV last Monday and taken

advantage of the free week of viewing that comes with signing up, then canceled the account today when billing would have kicked in. At worst, you would have had to pay them $50 for a month’s membership. Unlike cable TV, streaming services do not have yearly or semi-yearly contracts. You can cancel anytime you wish without penalty.

[Sibelius Fan]

14. Yep. Got up at 5:45am here in SoCal to watch it live.

[spanone]

3. ESPN had it on live this morning.

[dawg day]

7. And I set the England-Italy to record-

came in and it was half over.

The recording set automatically to start at 8pm (which is the LONDON time it starts-- that is, 3 pm ET).

Frustrating.

[brooklynite]

19. I set my VCR for England-Italy and got the full program, including pre-game show.

[dawg day]

20. Yeah, I'm not sure why my DVR did that.

Then again, the end was so frustrating.

[brooklynite]

21. Depends on your point of view.....

[USALiberal]

8. Tennis not big enough to interrupt TV

[MissMillie]

11. Breakfast with Wimbledon used to be on EVERY year

Both the women's and men's finals.

[Treefrog]

10. ESPN had it.

Surely it was streamed on Tennis.com?

[Raftergirl]

13. I don't think so.

Streaming on ESPN+ and delayed broadcast on Tennis Channel and I think on TC Plus OnDemand, but both not until after ESPN broadcast is over.

[Sibelius Fan]

16. I'm glad the serve-and-volley style has disappeared. God, was that boring!

I remember watching Edberg at Wimbledon - points lasted 2-3 hits.

Today’s game is a baseline game with the occasional serve and volley. Much more entertaining.