Wimbledon delivers Seven a network share win despite viewer backlash

Seven has come under fire this morning for its coverage of day two of Wimbledon, with the network choosing to air the match between Australians Nick Kyrgios and Jordan Thompson over Ashleigh Barty’s first game at the tournament as world number one.

The match between Barty and China’s Zheng Saisai was only shown in cutaways, much to the ire of viewers, especially off the back of Seven advertising the evening’s coverage with the use of Barty’s name.

Seven was advertising its Wimbledon coverage based on the Ashleigh Barty match

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