Overview

• Tennis fans took to social media en masse to criticize Castle’s commentary during Sunday’s men’s final at Wimbledon.
• Andrew Castle’s name trended on X as viewers demanded that the BBC remove him from its Wimbledon commentary team.
• The BBC has not responded to removal calls or indicated any changes to its roster.
• Critics highlighted Castle’s perceived lack of insight compared with guest analyst Andre Agassi and marquee pundits like John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova.
• Castle has been a regular BBC commentator at Wimbledon since transitioning from his role as Britain’s top-ranked player in the mid-1980s.