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BBC's Clare Balding leaves Wimbledon viewers confused with live coverage 'mistake'

Clare Balding sparked major confusion from BBC viewers who tuned into Wimbledon coverage on Wednesday evening, as they 'missed out' on live coverage from the famous tournament.

After Sue Barker announced before last year's tournament had even started, that she was stepping down from her role as lead Wimbledon anchor after 30 years, speculation was rife on who would replace her, as fans shared their upset at her leaving. Earlier this year like many tennis fans assumed would happen, seasoned presenter Clare was confirmed as Sue's replacement and she made her debut at SW19 on Monday.

Clare was back at the helm on Wednesday, as viewers quickly became engrossed in the game between Great Britain's Arthur Ferry, ranked 391 in the world and Daniel Medvedev, world number 3, before fellow Brit, Heather Watson crashed out in the first round against 10th seed Barbora Krejcikova.

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