Wimbledon fans divided after spotting ‘instantly iconic' change to BBC coverage – but others say it ‘stinks'
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THE BBC finally made the broadcast change many fans were crying out for.
But others branded the big shake-up as "super weird" and "horrendous".
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Wimbledon updated their TV scoreboard for 2025
Credit: BBC
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The score within previous sets is now available
Credit: BBC
And one even suggested the new style "stinks".
The other three Grand Slams show the score of previous sets on the TV scoreboard in the corner of the screen.
However, Wimbledon's scoreboard simply gave viewers the score in sets - rather than the score of the sets.
For example, the scoreboard going into a deciding fifth set would previously have stated 2-2 in the sets column.
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Now, though, Wimbledon have decided to follow the standard set by the Australian Open, French Open and US Open by giving the scorelines of the earlier sets.
For example, deep in the fourth set of Cam Norrie's clash with Roberto Bautista Agut, fans could see Norrie led 6-3 3-6 6-4 in sets, it was 5-5 in games and the Spaniard was up 0-15 in the 11th game.
Where applicable, the players' seedings were also stated by their name.
The change was made by Wimbledon - hence the purple and green colours.
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However, it was also implemented by the BBC as the host broadcaster of the Championships.
And there was a mixed reaction from tennis fans on social media.
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One said: "Sacred grass, classy whites. Tennis' purest theatre. It's Wimbledon time. With sleek new scoreboard graphics."
Another wrote: "Wimbledon score graphics are so fresh. Minimalist, elegant and instantly iconic."
And a third asked: "Can you spot the major welcome change on the Wimbledon score graphic?"
But a fourth replied: "The new Wimbledon graphic stinks."
A fifth commented: "Wimbledon f***ed up their score graphic."
A sixth moaned: "New Wimbledon score graphics? Not sure I like it…"
And a final user typed: "WTF is this new scoreboard graphics of Wimbledon!!?? Looks super weird."
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In previous years, the scores within sets were unknown
Credit: YouTube / Wimbledon
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