Clare Balding was 'missing' in action as Wimbledon started on Monday, as viewers criticised the BBC over a' technical glitch' on iPlayer, which prevented them from watching the start of reigning champion Novak Djokovic's opening tie. And there was further anger from those who tried to watch the match on BBC One, only to find it wasn't on there either.
There was upset a year ago, when the broadcaster's lead presenter Sue Barker broke the news that she was leaving her Wimbledon role, after 30 years at the helm. Last month, BBC bosses confirmed that Clare, who has anchored coverage of events like the Olympics, would replace Sue in the high profile job but, as things kicked off at SW19 on Monday, July 9, Clare, who recently joined the cast of Celebrity Gogglebox was nowhere to be seen.
Viewers were instead greeted by her colleague Isa Guha, as Djokovic's match against Pedro Cachin was the pick of the opening day on Centre Court. Tennis fans who relied on iPlayer to watch the game were unable to do so, due to an error and then, those who assumed it would be on BBC One from the start, were also left disappointed as they switched onto see the lunchtime news was still on.
