ATP Challenger Rennes: Dominic Thiem attracts the crowds in the stream
Dominic Thiem won his first round at the ATP Challenger tournament in Rennes on Tuesday. It was amazing how many fans watched the match against Gilles Simon in the live stream.
by tennisnet.com
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Sep 14, 2022, 08:14 am
The service that the ATP Challenger Tour offers is actually outstanding: every single match is streamed, free of charge and in respectable quality. Well, most of the time only one camera is used for the streams and the games remain uncommented. The latter in particular does not have to be a disadvantage for the viewers. Anyone who ventures into the shallows of the second level on the tour can, in case of doubt, see for themselves whether a forehand was profitable or not.
Sometimes, like on Tuesday evening in the game between Dominic Thiem and Gilles Simon in Rennes, you also get the entire conversation between the referee and the players. That too is quite entertaining. In addition, the respective number of viewers who are watching a match is also displayed.
Paire today compared to Thiem
And it is precisely in this respect that Thiem's first appearance in Rennes was remarkable. Because even before the first rally, more than 600 fans had gathered in front of the devices, and the number then increased continuously from the start of the game. In the middle of the first set there were already 2,500, in the decision this was topped again. And that despite the fact that Tuesday evening had a competitive program to offer sports fans.
Attentive observers could already check tonight whether the Thiem-Simon match was an exception: Benoit Paire's match against his French compatriot Dan Added is scheduled for exactly the same time, namely at 7 p.m. And Paire is also known as a man you like to watch at work. Even if he doesn't like to do this work from time to time.