Talk About Tennis 2.0

jazzyg wrote: ↑Sun Jun 08, 2025 8:09 pm I had to laugh when the TNT studio host said it was mind-blowing that this was the first Roland Garros final that went to a fifth-set tiebreak.

The fifth-set tiebreak has been in place at Roland Garros for all of four years.

I think some of the TNT hosts hadn't watched a lot of tennis before this event, and they were getting quite the education in the past two weeks.

I watched the entire tournament on MAX with the sound either off or very low. I thought they did a good job.

Today, both the play-by-play announcer and the studio host referred to 40-all, which doesn't exist as a term in America. In fairness, it does in France, so maybe they heard the umpires announce the score in French and thought it was the same here.

We don't have a Spanish translation for DEUCE, for example.

2025 Week 25
Wimbledons Eve
Tennis Watchers
Jun 21

It may seem like we just closed the book on Roland Garros, but we’re on the eve on another Grand Slam. Wimbledon Qualifying will start Monday, as well as three tour level events this week! The WTA will be in Bad Homburg for a 500 level, the ATP in Mallorca for a 250 and both tours will be in Eastbourne for a joint 250 event.

Coverage will be on Tennis Channel for the tour events, with Wimbledon Qualifying heading over to ESPN+ starting Monday.

2025 Week 29
Summer in the City!
Tennis Watchers
Jul 20

After a hectic post Wimbledon week, the tour kicks off the North American Hard Court swing this week in Washington DC, featuring a very familiar albeit surprising name in the draw! In addition to DC, the ATP will be in Umag and Kitzbuhel with the WTA also stopping in Prague.

We’ll be on Tennis Channel once again this week, with the European Tournaments starting early morning, with DC coverage picking up late morning. Keep in mind, Washington DC will get majority of the TV time once the order of play kicks off, so if you are looking for the other three tournaments, TC Plus will likely be your best bet.