Chris Evert, John McEnroe praise TNT tennis coverage ahead of Wimbledon: 'ESPN needs a little competition'

Warner Bros Discovery confirms Wimbledon plans

Warner Bros Discovery says it will cover the Wimbledon Tennis Championships across 11 markets in Europe on Eurosport, Max and HBO Max, TNT Sports and discovery+. Max and HBO Max will be the ticket to every match taking place at Wimbledon for viewers streaming the action in Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, The Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Slovakia and Sweden.   In the UK and Ireland, TNT Sports takes over from Eurosp…

Chris Evert, John McEnroe praise TNT tennis coverage ahead of Wimbledon: 'ESPN needs a little competition'

Calls with reporters to preview and promote an upcoming event, whether it’s Wimbledon or the NCAA Tournament, almost never include even veiled criticisms of the host broadcaster from the principals of the meeting. After all, the point is to advertise the event broadcast. But on today’s ESPN call to tout Wimbledon, that guardrail buckled. Asked to compare ESPN’s long running coverage of three of the four Grand Slams to TNT’s performance in its in…