Wimbledon fans fume at BBC coverage of touching Roger Federer tribute on Centre Court
FANS have slammed the BBC for failing to show Roger Federer’s royal tribute on Centre Court at Wimbledon.
The tennis legend was presented with an award by the Duchess of Cambridge to celebrate his contributions to the tournament ahead of the centre court match between Shelby Rogers and Elena Rybakina.
The BBC did not show the tribute however.
The news was shown on BBC One while a match between Carlos Alcaraz and Jeremy Chardy was shown on BBC Two.
And fans were fuming at the Beeb’s decision.
One fan said: “Was in the Kitchen & heard that that great gentleman & tennis legend Roger Federer was being presented with a special award on the Centre Court.
“I flew into the front room; BBC 1 the news and BBC 2 a match between two individuals I’d never heard of. I expect they will show it but !!!”
Another fumed: “So now we can’t watch the Roger Federer tribute on Centre Court what is going on.”
Before adding: “It’s just come up on BBC Sport you can watch it but I’m not sure if it will be on live.”
A third wrote: “I have been waiting and switching between BBC One and Two – no info on the Wimbledon app either”
While a fourth said: “just the BBC deciding an over bloated news programme going on till half past is more important than the Federer tribute.”
A Wimbledon statement described the award as a “Celebratory Moment” in order to celebrate the eight-time Wimbledon champion.
Federer retired in September 2022 due to persistent knee problems.
This is the first time he has been back to Centre Court since retiring as a player.
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