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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.

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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.”