Miami Open: Streaming Delay During Naomi Osaka’s Match Forces Tennis Bigwig to Vent Out Frustration at Major Broadcaster

The wait dragged on at the Miami Open, forcing tennis fans to dig deep for their patience. While the city’s weather conditions caused changes in everyone’s schedule, the frustration of the spectators was evident. As the distress of the fans who eagerly waited to watch Naomi Osaka play increased, the broadcasters pulled the rope of venting frustration on social media.

Instead of compensating for the frustration, the management took it to a new level when the live coverage of Naomi Osaka’s match against Elina Svitolina faced significant streaming issues. Shedding light on the concern, renowned journalist Ben Rothenberg took to X (formerly Twitter) to express his disappointment.

Ben stated, “Tennis Channel streaming is a disaster. The Osaka-Svitolina stream is a full changeover + game behind. How does this happen? Never encountered another streaming service that offers lag quite so glacial.” Nevertheless, the best part lied in Osaka’s victory in Round 2.

Naomi Osaka crushed Elina Svitolina 6-2, 7-6 (5) in a dominant performance to reach the Miami Open third round. This is her best win of the year so far, coming in just her sixth tournament back after maternity leave.

Although Osaka’s amazing victory over Svitolina may have reduced the intensity of the anger, the streaming mishap highlighted the importance of reliable live coverage for fans, who are unable to attend matches in person.

Fans staying far from ignorance over the delayed streaming of Naomi Osaka’s match

As soon as the renowned journalist raised this concern, fans saw it as an opportunity to raise their voice against the delay. Coming forward with reactions that not only showed their anger but also expressed the urge to make a change in the platform, the fans made their thoughts clear.

A fan, releasing her frustration over the delay, regarded the Tennis Channel as, “absolutely awful”. Along with mentioning her thoughts on the, “worst streaming platform”, she also expressed the need to, “fix it and improve its streaming service.”

Another fan urged the journalist to turn this into a presentable story as “This has been going on for YEARS”- according to the user. With these and several other similar comments down the line, the fans made it clear that the delays caused by the streaming aren’t something that they are ready to ignore going forward.

As the tournament continues, it still remains to be seen if the broadcasters will be able to fix the issue or if the complaints of the fans will continue to flow.

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