WIMBLEDON fans were left raging after BBC One showed delayed coverage of Carlos Alcaraz’s win over Andrey Rublev.
The stars
And all eyes were on as two of tennis’ top stars, including defending champ, put on a sporting masterclass.
It was the Spaniard who secured victory, coming back from a set down to win the next three and book his place in the quarters.
However, there was controversy early on as the game was being broadcast live on
Fans were left furious when the game on iPlayer, which was up to speed, showed the game to be midway through the second set.
But on BBC One, terrestrial viewers were instead left to watch the full tie-break from the FIRST set.
That moment of action had long gone past on the court.
And supporters flocked online to demand why BBC One was lagging behind the iPlayer.
One said: “I don’t get the logic. Coverage has been terrible this year.”;
Another declared: “Genuinely can’t remember the last time their coverage was this messy.”;
One noted: “Wtf are BBC doing not showing Alcaraz live?”;
Another added: “The tie break happened 20 minutes ago...”;
It later transpired that BBC One had been showing the fifth set of Cameron Norrie’s match when Alcaraz’s tie break happened, with the broadcaster choosing to show it behind time instead of just going live.
Alcaraz had beaten Fabio Fognini, Oliver Tarvet and Jan-Lennard Struff on his path to Sunday’s match.
As for Rublev, he had beaten Laslo Djere, Lloyd Harris and Adrian Mannarino ahead of today’s clash.
But it was Alcaraz who progressed to the next round 7-6 3-6 4-6 4-6.
