The BBC was criticised by viewers on social media after their coverage of Novak Djokovic's second-round Wimbledon match against Dan Evans went down midway through the match.
On Thursday, Djokovic took the lead against Evans by winning the first set 6-3 in their Wimbledon showdown with the Serbian in incredible form.
However, tennis fans were left shocked after the live broadcast inexplicably cut to a shot of what appeared to a studio with an empty chair and a coffee cup.
Fans could be seen milling about in the background as the live shot continued while the match audio could still be heard.
Novak Djokovic's Wimbledon match against Dan Evans was interrupted by the BBC's coverage
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After a while, another camera shot - but not a return to the Djokovic and Evans clash going on.
Instead, it showed Henman Hill with fans sat on watching the match on a big screen, but still no available feed of the game.
This continued for some time as Djokovic carried on his fine form against Evans as he took the second set.
But BBC viewers were unable to watch the action for several minutes before finally coverage resumed.
However, watchers were furious with the national broadcaster and let loose on social media.
One tennis fan wrote on X: "God alive, this years coverage is more of a shambles, let’s watch the crowd & then blue screen instead of Djokovic match."
Another posted: "BBC don’t show me the cloud and crowds show me the Djokovic match ffs."
A third said: "The coverage has been awful, they put the same match on yesterday on both channels missing 3 games."
While this viewer politely put: "Can you please put the feed for the Djokovic game back on?"
The first interruption saw an empty studio with a cup on the desk with viewers baffled
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And another said: "Why are we watching crowds instead of Djokovic? Please fix!"
As is often customary for broadcasters, apologies are usually sent out to viewers for the trouble caused and one was eventually sent out at the end of the match.
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The second cutaway saw fans watching the match on Henman Hill
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This is not the first time this year that the BBC have had problems covering Wimbledon.
On Monday evening during Emma Raducanu's opening match of the tournament, the coverage was inexplicably cut to Carlos Alcaraz's match against Fabio Fognini.
Raducanu was on the verge of taking the first set on BBC Two before executives decided to stop showing the Briton in action, sparking outrage among viewers.
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