The Sport Thread

Eurosport now using the same camera.

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The only working court camera at Roland Garros right now... as shown on ITV4.

France 2 and RTS Deux in Switzerland who are also showing Roland Garros this afternoon are with back-up programming.

Apparently France Televisions is knocked out completely.

Yes, France 2 is showing a nature programme currently. France 4 is showing Rugby 7s.

Some normal camera angles resumed by the looks of things.

Now that the Serena Williams match over, ITV have gone to the Venus Williams match on another court, which only has one camera angle.

France 2 are still padding using 5 minute fillers, trailers or commercials. RTS Deux is still padding.

ITV4 and Eurosport 1 Germany on Zattoo are the only channels where I can see Roland Garros coverage.

Tennis Channel in the US are back on air with live coverage but NBC unable to show anything from RG at all.

The high up camera angles we were seeing were from surveillance cameras according the Stuart Fraser of the Daily Mail.

Back on France 2 with the Tsonga match. RTS Deux is still showing alternative programming.

Sad to report that at least four children playing in a nearby park to RG were crtically injured, with life threatening injuries, by a lightning strike during this storm.

Well I can't follow that without sounding like an insensitive ******* but credit to ITV for staying on air.