BBC presenter Roger Johnson suffered an awkward and humorous gaffe live on air while reporting on Wimbledon for North West Tonight. The veteran broadcaster, who has been with the BBC since the 1990s, was discussing the round-of-16 loss of Liverpool's Neal Skupski and his doubles partner Christian Harrison to Aleksandar Kovacevic and Thanasi Kokkinakis.
Instead of describing the defeat as happening in "straight sets," Johnson mistakenly said "straight sex." He quickly corrected himself, saying: "Bit of a slip of the tongue. Straight sets, by Aleksandar Kovacevic and Thanasi Kokkinakis, I was so worried about the names of those tennis players, I made a right mess of that."
Social Media Reactions
The internet quickly found the funny side. User @scottygb wrote on X: "Pride is over." @uncreativetom added: "Beaten in WHAT?" @AntBejarano replied: "Now what are Skupski and Harrison doing here…" Johnson himself responded from his personal X account with two face-palm emojis.
Some viewers praised Johnson for his quick recovery. @spinoutdaz commented: "Love how he just owned it." @Parisamsyerman said: "Well recovered Roger [smiley face]."
Skupski's Wimbledon Journey
Neal Skupski, a former Wimbledon doubles winner in 2023, had returned to the world No. 1 doubles ranking earlier this year and hoped for another success at the All England Club. Despite his exit, British interest remains in the men's doubles event, with Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool progressing to the quarter-finals, and Henry Patten also advancing with partner Harri Heliovaara.
British Singles Success
In the singles draw, Arthur Fery stunned Grigor Dimitrov in the last-16 on Centre Court. The 23-year-old said: "I've no words right now. It's incredibly tough to put words to what I just felt on a tennis court. First time on this court, five sets against an absolute legend of the game. I grew up five minutes from here, coming to watch matches on this court. It's unbelievable." He added: "A week ago, I would have been happy to win a few matches here. Now being in the quarters is a dream. Just trying to keep fighting and have a good attitude with my back against the wall. It paid off today."
