MSG Networks To Air BNP Paribas Showdown Preview

Written by: Staff on 1st March 2013

MSG Networks To Air BNP Paribas Showdown Preview

epa03588840 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus celebrates after beating Serena Williams of the USA in their final match of the WTA Qatar Ladies Open tennis tournament at the International Khalifa Tennis Complex in Doha, Qatar, 17 February 2013. EPA/STRINGER |

Before four of the biggest names in tennis take the court at Madison Square Garden, MSG Networks will present “The World of Tennis: BNP Paribas Showdown Preview” show on March 1 at 5:30 p.m. on MSG. The sixth annual BNP Paribas Showdown will take place Monday, March 4 at Madison Square Garden and will feature Rafael Nadal, Victoria Azarenka, Serena Williams and Juan Martin del Potro.

Friday’s 30-minute preview show will feature comments from all four players and includes a discussion with Nadal about his continued recovery from last year’s knee injury, as well as his thoughts on playing at Madison Square Garden.

“In the beginning, we thought that the injury was going to be three weeks or four weeks, then I couldn’t play the Olympics, and that was a low moment,” said Nadal. “You work hard every day in the gym, you go every day to rehabilitation…I will keep fighting to keep doing what I love to do – that’s play tennis. I think that playing in Madison Square Garden is something that everyone wants to do.

Like Nadal, Del Potro and Azarenka will be making their Madison Square Garden debuts on March 4. This will mark Williams’ third appearance in the BNP Paribas Showdown at The Garden.

The BNP Paribas Showdown is produced by MSG Sports and StarGames and exclusively features players who have won Grand Slams or have been ranked No. 1 in the World, if not both.

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