Tennis great Boris Becker has caused Wimbledon fans to turn away from BBC coverage of the tournament after a “ridiculous” quip sparked a social media backlash. Becker was commentating on the center court clash between Novak Djokovic and Marton Fucsovics on BBC 1 when the German made a controversial remark about the Hungarian player’s girlfriend. The comments sparked a backlash from viewers over “sexism” while some queried whether Becker’s comments had “crossed the line.”
Co-commentator John Inverdale had just identified Fucsovics’ girlfriend Anett Böszörményi after she was framed by the camera when Beker noted Hungarian women are the “best-looking women.”
“Why are we allowing John Inverdale and Boris Becker to talk about the attractiveness of Marton Fucsovics’ partner,” wrote one Wimbledon fan.
Elsewhere another penned: “Boris Becker and John Inverdale talking about Hungarian women being the best looking women in world during Novak Djokovic v Marton Fucsovics isn’t really the analysis I was expecting on Wimbledon Centre Court.”
Someone else asked: “Is that really a crime?
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“His joke about ‘Annette’ was pretty funny. Boris crossed the line. Why he is even on the BBC I do not know.”
Another blasted Becker’s colleague saying: “I’m still waiting for someone to explain to me why Inverdale gets to commentate on a Wimbledon quarter-final.
“Bloke talks nothing but utter nonsense”
“Are you serious?! I’m gonna be writing a lot of complaints to the BBC after this Wimbledon,” raged another viewer.
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“Boris Becker with the well-rounded commentary “Fucsovic’s girlfriend is certainly very pretty”.
“Cheers Boris you old hound,” wrote someone else.
Some viewers seemed switched off by the pair’s “dull” commentary on BBC.
One asked: “Why do we have to suffer through John Inverdale and Boris Becker’s commentary?
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“Is there a more dull commentary pairing at Wimbledon than John Inverdale and Boris Becker?” quizzed another.
Elsewhere another user added: “Who on earth thought it was a good idea to put John Inverdale and Boris Becker in the commentary box together.
“For goodness sake just shut up and stop talking blithering nonsense and let us all enjoy the match.”
“Man they can’t shut their mouths during play and it’s annoying,” slammed another.