Naomi Osaka calls out ESPN for only highlighting her losses
"Why push the narrative that I’m always sad?"
"Why push the narrative that I’m always sad?"
Monday's audience averaged 539,000 viewers, up 37% versus last year's Day 1 audience.
The network will have to navigate without two of the biggest American tennis stars.
The Australian will also be absent from BBC's presentation of the tournament.
The broadcast center also houses the event's video review, causing further issues here.
ESPN will continue to televise tennis' US Open through at least 2037.