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TENNIS CHANNEL ADDS AMERICAN STAR BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS TO ON-AIR COVERAGE TEAM DURING 2014 US OPEN
Bethanie Mattek-Sands – a 2012 mixed doubles Australian Open champion – is adding her tennis knowledge and know-how to Tennis Channel’s US Open coverage team Monday, Aug. 25 -Wednesday, Aug. 27. Sidelined from tournament play with a left hip injury, Mattek-Sands will appear on Tennis Channel’s set on the second level of Arthur Ashe Stadium to offer original insider analysis during the network’s coverage, with possible in-booth duties.
“I’m excited to join Tennis Channel during one of the biggest and most exciting tournaments of the year,” said Mattek-Sands.
Ranked as high as No. 30 in singles and No. 11 in doubles, Mattek-Sands has been an American staple on the WTA pro circuit since 2005. Fondly nicknamed “America’s Tennis Rock Star,” Mattek-Sands is known for her daring on-court outfits and often colorful hair. She brings to Tennis Channel her intimate knowledge of the current state of the WTA pro circuit as well as her candid and humorous personality.
Tennis Channel’s 2014 US Open coverage begins Aug. 25, with the network devoting more than 260 hours to the 15-day US Open. Beyond Tennis Channel’s near 75 hours of live coverage, this includes almost 60 hours of encore matches, four hours of daily lead-in show Tennis Channel Live at the US Open, and 130 hours of nightly US Open Tonight and daily Breakfast at the Open. For a complete schedule go to www.tennischannel.com/schedule.
Tennis Channel (www.tennischannel.com) is the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to both the professional sport and tennis lifestyle. A hybrid of comprehensive sports, health, fitness, pop culture, entertainment, lifestyle and travel programming, the network is home to every aspect of the wide-ranging, worldwide tennis community. It also has the most concentrated single-sport coverage in television, with telecast rights to the US Open, Wimbledon, Roland Garros (French Open), Australian Open, Emirates Airline US Open Series, ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events, top-tier WTA competitions, Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, Tennis Channel is carried by nine of the top 10 video providers.
Topics: BETHANIE Mattek-Sands, Tennis, Tennis Channel, US Open
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