British number 1, Jack Draper, survived an epic five-setter in Wimbledon. The 22-year-old tennis star has been in red-hot form and has already clinched one title this year. His resilience throughout the 3-hour and 17-minute battle against Elias Ymer was something really noteworthy to all tennis fans. However, some were annoyed with the BBC commentators in that match.

The British Broadcasting Corporation is facing backlash from fans for its poor commentary, which is nothing new in the tennis world! However, this year, they tried to strengthen their team by adding Clare Balding and Isha Guha to the list of superstars in the commentary world. However, the result is still the same! Andrew Castle’s commentary during the match between Jack Draper and Elias Ymer was lackluster, drawing the ire of the viewers.

Draper’s rapid rise has now made him the talk of the town in the tennis world! However, when we say “talk,” does it only mean about his game? Well, unfortunately for the youngster, sometimes his tennis gets overshadowed due to his illustrious presence of the off-the-court. For those who are unaware, his father, Roger Draper, is a multi-millionaire and was the CEO of LTA from 2006 to 2013. This often makes him a subject of ‘nepotism’ in the tennis world.

Not only that, Draper is also a model with IMG. Previously, we have seen that even his modeling excursions haven’t gone down very well with the tennis bigwigs. However, a 6ft 4 inches tennis player always enjoys being in the limelight, be it for his on-court actions or off-court lights camera action! Listening to Andrew Castle diving too deeply into Draper’s background rather than just focusing on his match during the commentary made fans go berserk.

Fans lash out at the renowned BBC commentator for ridiculous commentary during Jack Draper’s recent match

BBC commentator, Andrew Castle, has a long history of being criticized by fans for his blunders during his 20-year career as a commentator. At one point in his playing career, he was a regular British number-one, but how many numbers will he get for his commentary? This is a big question at the moment though. One of the fans said, “AC is an awful commentator” while others called his commentary “elitist bullshit.”

Castle has an impressive list of blunders on his side. In 2013, he had to apologize and pay damages to David Lloyd for suggesting ‘personal problems’ could rule him out of being appointed chief executive of the LTA. Three years later, he was yet again forced to apologize for his cheeky comment about Marcus Willis’ girlfriend. Now, listening to a similar commentary in Draper’s match, a fan was done with Castle, “Can not listen to him!”

Draper has been a constant presence on the ATP Tour since he began playing the juniors. He reached the top 50 in 2022, managing to live large in the hearts of British tennis fans. Seeing him diving too deep into Draper’s background, a fan said, “Exactly – we’ve know him since he was a junior. Why all this condescending chat about crowds and viewers needing to learn who he is? @BBCSport”

Previously, Jack Draper admitted, “I quite enjoy being in front of the camera.” He is someone who enjoys running the show, be it on the court or off the court, but fans were shocked with the way Castle looked at this tennis star. “Full-time tennis player…. part-time model, same line he used at queens,” highlighted the other fan.

Even John McEnroe has landed himself in hot water multiple times during his commentary stint with BBC at Wimbledon. Fans have often accused him of doing the same thing “all the time.”” They feel he intentionally disrespects lower-ranked players. Reflecting on the same, a fan said, “We even know who his family now, AC’s pointed them out long enough. Also did you hear Maconroe make comments about the fact that his father’s not around?? Appalling commentary from them.”

BBC has been forced to apologize publicly multiple times for “over-talking” its commentary team during Wimbledon in the previous years. Will we see a time when the 102-year-old broadcasting company will rid itself of such errors?