“Can Henman and Castle decide on the pronunciation?”- Mispronunciation of Carlos Alcaraz’s name during Wimbledon finals by BBC commentators angers fans
Fans were overjoyed with Carlos Alcaraz’s win over 7-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon finals yesterday. However, the fans noticed something which has not gone well with them.
The match was nothing short of a thriller but the commentary during the match had a major flaw in it and the fans were quick to notice that. The commentators mispronounced the name of one of the finalists, Carlos Alcaraz incorrectly and it was a blunder on their behalf.
Alcaraz was pronounced as ‘Alcarath’ by the BBC commentators. Throughout the match, the commentators mispronounced the Spaniard’s name and it was disturbing for those who were intently watching the match. Both Andrew Castle and Tim Henman were pronouncing the name as Alcarath. Andrew Castle’s pronunciation of Alcarath in his Spanish accent was really clear and different.
The funny thing was that it wasn’t corrected immediately and the audience had to hear this pronunciation for a long time. Apart from the big mistake committed, the match was really exciting and went in Alcaraz’s favor who won the match in five sets. The contest lasted for 4 hours and 42 minutes with the scoreline suggesting 1-6 7-6 6-1 3-6 6-4.
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Twitter slams BBC for the mispronunciation of Carlos Alcaraz’s name
Twitter users very quickly noticed this flaw and the tweets were on. Alcarath for Alcaraz wasn’t something anyone was impressed with. No one would want their name to be pronounced wrongly in any match let alone a Grand Slam final.
The fans slammed the commentary with a large variety of tweets. Have a look at a few of these tweets-
It’s Andrew Castle… we all feel the same way as you, Nick 😆 Can’t stand his commentary!! His pronunciation of ‘Alcarath’ is incredibly annoying 😒
— Elisa 🇺🇦 (@elissetennis) July 16, 2023
Andrew Castle saying Alcarath in a Spanish accent is doing my head in #Wimbledon
— Christopher Matthews (@ChrisMatthews07) July 16, 2023
Not sure I can put up with the next 15 years of Andrew Castle and Tim Henman referring to him as Alcarath
— Liam McNamee (@Liam_McNamee) July 16, 2023
He's called Alcaraz, right? Today's BBC commentary team keep hyper-correcting to Alcarath #Wimbledon
— John Deans (@jjbillyd) July 16, 2023
I wish the BBC commentators had got together and decided how to pronounce Carlos’ surname. We’ve got Alcarath, Alcara and Alcaraz. #Wimbledon
— Jules (@JulieW540) July 16, 2023
Alcarath winth the tennith
— steve w (@swoolly7) July 16, 2023
Congratulationth Carloth
Alcarath, AlCArath, Alcaraz. Can Henman and Castle just decide on one pronunciation?
— Aaron A Aaronson (@aaron_aaronson1) July 16, 2023
Before next year’s Wimbledon someone please get all @BBCSport commentators and presenters together and tell them the correct pronunciation Carlos’ surname.
— Buster (@Buster_comedy) July 17, 2023
I heard Alcaraz,Alcarath,Alcara,suprised I didn’t hear Alcatraz!!!! It was ridiculous! #Wimbledon #CarlosAlcaraz #tennis
Is Alcaraz supposed to be pronounced as Alcarath?
— TeJaL (@Federista93) July 16, 2023
Carlos is Charles in Spanish. Carlos doesn’t like to be called Charles. He likes to be called Charly. Which is Carlitos in Spanish.
His name is Carlitos. And it’s pronounced ‘Alcarath’. Get into it, people. He’s going to be around for a while 🙂
— Divinity Mode 🇺🇦 (@jaketennisnut) July 13, 2023
Look, are we saying Alcarath or Alcaraz because the commentators change their minds from point to point. #wimbledon
— Helen 🏴 (@aomaakutu) July 16, 2023
@TheTennisTalker Do you think Andrew Castle gets paid to say Alcarath as many times as he can. Seems to pleased with himself when making the Spanish pronunciation.
— John O'Leary (@JohnOleary83) July 16, 2023
Leaving all this aside, Carlos Alcaraz will be extremely happy after winning his first Wimbledon title. This is his second Grand Slam and a really special one for him. Someone finally broke the Big 4 dominance of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray at the Championships. Can he continue the same positive run at the upcoming US Open? We will have to wait and watch.
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