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1876: Oh! It's absolutely worth the 'vent' or any other passive-aggressive word you want to put to it

Oakland: Remove Heather, or Anna from the equation. This is a question just about tennis. I presume we all like tennis. We want to see it flourish. If we reduce the expectation of coverage of tennis and excuse the sometimes non-reporting of WTA & ATP full tour titles of any description then we are a) doing what we often accuse the media-at-large of doing, reducing the tennis season to just the Slams, or just Wimbledon b) effectively endorsing the idea that for most of the year, tennis isn't worth your time or effort.
Even in this strong era for GB tennis, with yearly successes on both pro tours, they only happen maybe a few times a year. Is that really such a punishing burden for the tennis teams at outlets to track? Check results, report them. I'm not expecting or asking them to report on qualifying at every $15K (though I'd love it!) - I'm not expecting equal coverage with football.
If we can't get headlines, celebrate success and build a following from titles at the top levels; if we, the biggest fans, don't even expect those things to be shared because ... 'the weather'!! ... well, lets just bury tennis now. If we care that little, why should anyone else invest their time?
On the other point: casual and unintended is right, and accepting that just settles for the status quo, and ensures it will remain ever thus.
Your experience of communicating, even polite and respectful points of information, to the BBC sports department must be different from mine. I never got any response or action - though I didn't really expect any: they can't respond to everyone. How did you do it to be effective?

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If what Oakland is suggesting is correct in that its a woman who is responsible for the content then surely the gender bias complaint can be addressed. And if it is possible to contact her how about suggesting a sub topic in the main menu. We could have British Tennis for example, or even Tour Level and ITF/Challenger instead. They do it for football and a couple of other Sports. I know however there was a reduction of articles a couple years back when BBC Sport was revamped, I dont know if this would effect this. I think you should put this forward Blob.

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The most extraordinary thing is that whatever possible reasons anyone comes out with for such a difference in coverage, it bears repeating that Heather's doubles triumph happened a few hours earlier at the same ruddy venue, on the same ruddy court, as Jamie's !!!!

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