TENNIS – DAVIS CUP ON TELEVISION! SCHEDULE IN AMERICA – TENNIS CHANNEL TO OFFER LIVE COVERAGE OF BOTH DAVIS CUP SEMIFINALS THIS WEEKEND

Written by: on 16th September 2016
TENNIS - DAVIS CUP ON TELEVISION! SCHEDULE IN AMERICA - TENNIS CHANNEL TO OFFER LIVE COVERAGE OF BOTH DAVIS CUP SEMIFINALS THIS WEEKEND  |
Was it draw day or #selfie day at #DavisCup on Thursday? – Photo by @daviscuptennis via Instagram.

 

 

Andy Murray and Britain Host Argentina and Juan Martin del Potro

in Olympic Gold Medal Rematch

 

Tennis Channel and Tennis Channel Plus will provide complete live coverage from both Davis Cup semifinals this weekend, including the battle between reigning Davis Cup champion Britain and Argentina in Glasgow, Scotland. Three-time major winner and World No. 2 Andy Murray of Britain will face former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro for the first time since defeating the Argentinian to win his second consecutive men’s singles gold medal at the Olympic Games in Brazil last month.

 

In addition to televising the Britain-Argentina Davis Cup match-up, Tennis Channel will offer live looks at the Croatia-France competition in Zadar, Croatia, this weekend. World-whiparound coverage will get underway at 8 a.m. ET, Friday, Sept. 16; 9 a.m. ET, Saturday, Sept. 17; and 8 a.m. ET, Sunday, Sept. 18. Among the stars set to play this weekend are France’s Richard Gasquet and Croatia’s Marin Cilic.

 

Viewers can also catch all matches in their entirety on the network’s digital subscription service, Tennis Channel Plus.

 

Tennis Channel’s live Davis Cup coverage is as follows (all time ET):[eastern standard time]

 

Friday, Sept. 16:

8a.m. -Singles Britain v. Argentina / Croatia v. France

 

Saturday, Sept. 17:

9a.m. -Doubles Britain v. Argentina / Croatia v. France

 

Sunday, Sept. 18:

8a.m. -Singles Britain v. Argentina / Croatia v. France

 

Argentina holds a 3-1 advantage over Britain in Davis Cup competition, most recently winning in the 2008 first-round competition in Argentina. Britain’s sole victory over Argentina came in England in 1928, and it enters this weekend’s match after defeating Serbia 3-2 in the quarterfinals in July. Last year, Britain defeated Belgium in the Davis Cup final to win its 10th title. Captain Leon Smith will lead Murray, Daniel Evans, Kyle Edmund and Jamie Murray into the semifinals.

 

The Argentine team enters this weekend after defeating Italy 3-1 in July to reach its 11th semifinal in the last 15 years. Argentina has finished runner-up on four occasions: in 1981, 2006, 2008 and 2011.The team is captained by Daniel Orsanic and features del Potro, Federico Delbonis, Guido Pella and Leonard Mayer.

 

France and Croatia have only faced each other once in Davis Cup play, with France winning the meeting in Metz, France, in 2004.The team enters this weekend’s matchup after securing its first win on Czech Republic soil since 1926. France is bidding to win its 10th Davis Cup title.

 

Croatia comes into the competition after a 3-2 quarterfinal victory over the United States. The nation clinched its first Davis Cup trophy in 2005, when it defeated Slovakia 3-2.

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