{"id":257766,"date":"2025-10-29T02:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T02:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/257766\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T02:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T02:04:09","slug":"tennis-fans-call-the-paris-masters-unwatchable-after-noticing-a-change-they-have-made-to-this-years-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/257766\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis fans call the Paris Masters &#8216;unwatchable&#8217; after noticing a change they have made to this year&#8217;s event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMXlnMTNoeXE4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>The Paris Masters have made some big changes to this year\u2019s tournament and not everyone is keen on them.<\/p>\n<p>This has included changing venues, and former champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/daniil-medvedev-and-karen-khachanov-pinpoint-the-biggest-changes-they-already-have-seen-in-the-paris-masters-this-year\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniil Medvedev has given his verdict on the changes the Paris Masters have made<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is also suggested that the speed of the courts has been altered, and defending champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/the-paris-masters-make-change-to-this-years-event-which-alexander-zverev-may-not-be-happy-with\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexander Zverev may not be happy with the Paris Masters<\/a> for this.<\/p>\n<p>However, something that has received a lot of backlash is actually related to the viewers\u2019 experience of watching the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/paris-masters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paris Masters<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243300052-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The entrance of the Paris La D\u00e9fense Arena on day one of the Paris ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament, in Nanterre, on the outskirts of Paris.\" \/>Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF\/AFP via Getty ImagesParis Masters criticised for \u2018unwatchable\u2019 camera angle on Centre Court<\/p>\n<p>The first day of the main draw of the Paris Masters at the new home of the Paris La D\u00e9fense Arena saw many matches being played including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/grigor-dimitrov-speaks-for-the-first-time-ahead-of-his-return-to-tennis-after-injury-at-wimbledon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">return of Grigor Dimitrov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, the camera angle on Centre Court created a big conversation, with many tennis fans critical of how it made the court look and some even called it unwatchable.<\/p>\n<p>In response to a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) about the court, someone wrote, \u201cCentre court match is virtually unwatchable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another social media user echoed the same sentiment after simply writing, \u201cHorrible angle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Someone else added, \u201cTV angle is horrible. Hopefully they can improve that next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TV angle is horrible. Hopefully they can improve that next year<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Bradley (@adamboliver88) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adamboliver88\/status\/1982836173073785192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 27, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>Other tennis fans on social media wrote in more detail about the viewer experience, and how they found it difficult to track the ball.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is driving me nuts. I kept thinking something was wrong with the aspect ratio on my tv. They\u2019ve got to remedy this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is driving me nuts. I kept thinking something was wrong with the aspect ratio on my tv. They&#8217;ve got to remedy this.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 sydney au \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa (@MonocleFlyer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonocleFlyer\/status\/1982787285457240473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 27, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are always weird angles to me makes it difficult to see the pace of the ball as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These are always weird Angles to me makes it difficult to see the pace of the ball aswell<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DB (@BandoBetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BandoBetz\/status\/1982765868070391821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 27, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever the camera angle or position it makes for a terrible TV viewing experience. It makes it look as if there\u2019s only about two steps between the baseline and the net. Hate it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Whatever the camera angle or position it makes for a terrible TV viewing experience. It makes it look as if there\u2019s only about 2 steps between the baseline and the net. Hate it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Susan Sinclair (@SusanESinclair) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SusanESinclair\/status\/1982842057673875775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 27, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p> What is the schedule for the Paris Masters this year?<\/p>\n<p>Many tennis fans watching from home are clearly very unhappy about their viewer experience, but it seems unlikely that will change for the rest of this week.<\/p>\n<p>The first round matches are set to continue on day two of the event, as well as some second round matches with the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/taylor-fritz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Fritz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/ben-shelton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Shelton<\/a> all being introduced.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/taylor-fritz-outlines-the-change-he-wants-to-happen-to-two-week-masters-1000-events\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Two-week Masters 1000 events are often criticised<\/a>, so that is something that the Paris Masters have going for them as one of the only events of this calibre to remain as a one week tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Paris Masters 2025Stage of the tournamentMonday, October 27First Round matchesTuesday, October 28First and second round matchesWednesday, October 29Second round matchesThursday, October 30Third Round matchesFriday, October 31Quarterfinal matchesSatuday, November 1Semifinal matchesSunday, November 2Singles and Doubles final<\/p>\n<p>As a result, there will be little time for players to rest and recover in between matches, with players looking to reach the final on Sunday, November 2.<\/p>\n<p>The Paris Masters singles final will take place on Sunday at 3pm local time in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover The Paris Masters have made some big changes to this year\u2019s tournament and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257767,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[430,127103,99,428],"class_list":{"0":"post-257766","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-atp","9":"tag-paris-masters","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}