Is this an exciting new era in commentary beginning?
Roar Rookie By MattRusty, 27 Jan 2010 MattRusty is a Roar Rookie
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Anyone who left the television on Channel 7 after the Federer Vs Hewitt will have experienced a breath of fresh air in the form of Henri Leconte’s commentary during the Tsonga Vs Almagro match.
In my opinion, and I’m writing this blog to see who agrees and who disagrees, he was magnificent. His commentary came from the heart, with extreme passion for the game.
He didn’t hide his bias for his fellow country-man Jo-Wilfred, but at the same time, at no point was he disrespectful towards Nicolas Almagro.
At times I couldn’t understand what Henri was saying, but it didn’t matter.
To be honest, I was starting to doze off in front of the television, but the excitement and passion in Henri’s voice, along with some ripping ground strokes from Almagro had me glued to the television.
I hope we look back on this game and herald Henri a hero, a pioneer for changing the rules that seem to govern commentator behavior.
I hope the reigns are loosened on commentators and they can start to show more passion. Some commentators have started doing this already, but not with as much passion.
Andrew Gaze in the b-ball, Warne on the cricket, Healy, Taylor, Slater have all been good, too. Andrew Johns in the rugby league, I think, has far more to offer. Rod Kafer is great in the union and has more to offer.
If this is a new era, who could be facing a redundancy next week?
Fred Stolle comes to mind, Sandy Roberts, Jack Newton, Gordon Bray, Andrew Voss, John Alexander, Bruce McAveney, Tony Greig, Mark Nicholas.
In my mind, these people need to spark it up a bit. Or move on.
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January 29th 2010 @ 9:12pm
Cait said | January 29th 2010 @ 9:12pm | Report comment
Living in America I have tried to see the clip of Henri from the Channel 7 website but the video is blocked so I am not happy. I for one would love to at least hear Henri’s biased commentary, so if anyone knows where I can get to hear/see the commentary I would very much appreciate it.
Henri was always a cheery character when he was on the tour, it doesn’t surprise me in the least that has carried over to his “GUEST” commentary. To those that complained, and I read through the complaints website, get a life. Novak was the one who was taking the mickey out of everyone just a few short years ago, he couldn’t hear what Henri was saying during the match so it wasn’t affecting his play. Exciting, and biased commentary, is out of the ordinary for tennis but I would be willing to bet that Channel 7 gained quite a few viewers based on word of mouth, web and newspaper comments about Henri. And as we all know TV is all about the viewer numbers.
January 30th 2010 @ 1:39pm
Le What? said | January 30th 2010 @ 1:39pm | Report comment
It’s one thing to be exciting … Lord knows tennis needs it. But it is another thing to shout, scream, snore and fart under the premise of being a professional commentator. I loved watching Henri play … Always jovial, humorous and above all a great tennis player, but he is a right prat behind the microphone! U-n-b-e-l-i-e-v-a-b-l-e ad nauseum!
Having this buffoon commentate shows the contempt that Channel 7 has for the game. Get rid of him.