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Fans fume at ‘god awful’ US Open TV coverage for Jack Draper’s semi-final clash against Jannik Sinner
One fan was fuming at missing a pivotal moment
FANS were left fuming at the “god awful” TV coverage of the US Open for Jack Draper’s semi-final clash against Jannik Sinner.
The two giants collided in a last-four epic on Friday with a place in Sunday’s final up for grabs.
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Sinner won a dramatic first set 7-5 in front of the New York tennis crowd.
But Draper refused to lie down as he held firm on the hardcourt surface and even VOMITED in his efforts to keep up with his Italian opponent.
Despite the Brit’s resilience, and 7-6 loss in the second set, fans watching at home were not happy.
That’s because they claimed to have issues with the live TV coverage of the match.
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Sky Sports were showing it in the UK using camera footage from US broadcasters.
However, viewers complained that the camera was actually too LOW for their liking.
And they stormed onto X to voice their dissent in unison.
One said: “First time watching any US Open coverage.
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“That camera angle is so weird. Do people actually like that?”
Another declared: “I wish the US Open would stop with the constant low camera angle. It’s garbage.”
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One noted: “Why has the Sky Sports coverage of the US Open semi final got stuck on this behind the player view?
“Can’t see the rally properly.”
Another added: “The camera angle for the US Open match is god awful.”
Draper, who vomited FOUR times during the semi-final clash, ended up losing 7-5 7-6 6-2 to Sinner.
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