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On tap today: The BBC says goodbye to Nick Kyrgios, TNT Sports had a great first year of Roland-Garros coverage, the WTA would like to talk to Amelie Mauresmo, Taylor Fritz takes on Quentin Halys, plus more in today’s tennis news.

Let’s tennis!

Three Points

🎾 BBC cuts Kyrgios at Wimbledon: Nick Kyrgios has been cut from the BBC’s Wimbledon coverage, according to The Telegraph. The BBC reportedly responded to pressure dating back a year ago when Kyrgios appeared as a commentator after admitting to assaulting his ex-girlfriend. The Telegraph is also reporting that Kyrgios will not appear on ESPN’s coverage of Wimbledon and perhaps others. Kyrgios has not responded to requests for comment.

🎾 The numbers don’t lie: TNT absolutely smashed its coverage in its first year of Roland-Garros coverage, according to viewership data. Overall, ratings for the entire tournament were up 25 percent in its first year on TNT and TruTV over last year’s combined data from Tennis Channel and NBC — a sign that their $650 million deal for 10 years was a smart play.

  • The women’s final: The women’s final on Saturday between Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka drew in 1.5 million viewers, an upward spike of 94 percent over last year and the most watched final since 2016 when Serena Williams appeared.
  • The men’s final: The men’s final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz brought in 1.8 million viewers, making it the most watched final since Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021 with 1.9 million.
  • The unknown: What’s missing right now is the precise streaming data from viewers on Max. That information can be difficult to parse out and will take some time to compile.

🎾 The WTA wants a word: WTA chief executive officer Portia Archer plans to meet with Amelie Mauresmo over women getting shut out of the prime time matches at Roland-Garros for the second year in a row. Archer noted that it’s a problem that goes beyond one person and one tournament, even if it’s most apparent on one of the biggest stages in the world in Paris.

  • What she said: “I think the fans expect, and increasingly we’ll see that they demand, that they have the opportunity to see the best tennis matches — whether they are men or women — in prime-time slots,” she told the BBC. “I really don’t think about it in terms of an individual [making the choice]. I think it’s broader than that, I think it's more foundational and more systemic.”

And, that’s game.

Watch This!

🔥 Quentin Halys vs. Taylor Fritz (2nd round ATP 250 - Stuttgart): This is a temperature check match for Taylor Fritz. After several early round losses during the clay season (including first round at Roland-Garros), it will be important for Fritz to establish himself early in the short grass season. But Halys, who won three rounds of qualifying and two rounds in the main draw of Wimbledon last year before losing to Holger Rune in five sets, is just as happy on grass as any other surface. Be ready for a battle.

  • The record: Taylor Fritz leads the head-to-head record over Quentin Halys, 1-0. Their sole meeting came last month on the red clay of Geneva.

On The Radar

More tennis matches we’re monitoring today:

London - WTA 500 (Grass)

  • Emma Navarro vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia (2nd round)
  • Sonay Kartal vs. Amanda Anisimova (2nd round)
  • Anastasia Zakharova vs. Madison Keys (2nd round)

’s-Hertogenbosch - WTA 250 (Grass)

  • Veronika Kudermetova vs. Greet Minnen (2nd round)
  • Liudmila Samsonova vs. Carson Branstine (1st round)
  • Bernarda Pera vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto (2nd round)

’s-Hertogenbosch - ATP 250 (Grass)

  • Jordan Thompson vs. Gabriel Diallo (2nd round)
  • Mackenzie McDonald vs. Karen Khachanov (2nd round)
  • Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Hubert Hurkacz (1st round)
  • Rinky Hijikata vs. Dan Evans (1st round)

Stuttgart - ATP 250 (Grass)

  • Arthur Rinderknech vs. Marton Fucsovics (2nd round)
  • Ben Shelton vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert (2nd round)
  • Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Jiri Lehecka (2nd round)

📺 Learn how to watch today’s action over at Tennis Watchers.

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