Wimbledon coverage

[oddball1313]

Just watching BBC breakfast and again having to go through another segment on Wimbledon as they have evey done day for the last week or so. Good luck to Murray etc but does it justify the exposure it gets ?
I only know one person who plays the sport and I can't recall a single conversation I've had with someone talking about a game or even the sport in general. Just as a comparison cycling (a sport loads of people I know participate in either for fitness or just recreationally) gets virtually zero coverage. I appreciate that its a UK hosted event but it just seems a little strange how much coverage it gets when vey few people in reality seem to be bothered about it. Maybe i'm way off the mark and loads of people enjoy watching it, i just dont seem to know any of them.

[oddball1313]

It's not that I think the Tour de France should be on instead (I know it's on Eurosport & ITV4 and enjoy the highlights) but I just think the BBC coverage seems a little OTT given what I perceive to be a minimally participated sport in this country at least. If I'm wrong then happy to be corrected.

Not into watching cricket, F1, football or Rugby either what it's worth.

[oddball1313]

I'm not a frothing stage on this subject, and don't feel that strong about it at 7:00 to start channel surfing, I was just interested in whether the amount of airtime it gets is justified in terms of the number of people who are actually bothered.