Originally Posted by La Rhumba:
“Really enjoyed listening to the US Open Tennis on Sports Extra last night. The Kyle Edmund match was great, but the play by plays of old have disappeared to a more chatty style of commentary now, and you don't always get every point played or know exactly what's going on. Shame. If they're there and providing live coverage the absolute focus should be commentary of the action.”
I totally agree. They also lower the volume of the court so you can't hear the umpire giving out the score clearly. There are plenty of gaps in tennis for chatter so there is no need for chatter during commentary.
Another annoying thing specifically about US Open coverage, is how they are not at the court they're commentating on. They become distracted from the match they're supposed to be broadcasting because of what's happening on the court they're broadcasting from.
They often don't tell the listeners that they are not at the courts they're covering, but it is obvious, especially when they start switching between courts.