Live Segments Taped With Vanna White From The 2011 BNP Paribas Open
Wheel of Fortune teamed up with Tennis Channel and the BNP Paribas Open to present viewers with the show’s first-ever “Tennis Week,” airing May 30-June 3, 2011. Vanna White was invited to the BNP Paribas Open Tournament at Indian Wells, Calif., to tape segments for the five shows with WTA players Jelena Jankovic and Samantha Stosur as well as a tennis lesson from the top-ranked men’s doubles team, the Bryan Brothers. To watch video click here.
To kick off Wheel of Fortune’s “Tennis Week” Former World No. 1 female professional tennis player and Tennis Channel commentator Tracey Austin will visit Pat Sajak and Vanna White on set. Then throughout the week, some of the world’s top tennis players past and present, including Billie Jean King, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Maria Sharapova, Caroline Wozniacki, Lindsay Davenport and Martina Navratilova will make appearances in show opening segments, bumper segments, closing packages and prize packages. Click here for a tour of the set.
Don’t forget to tune in next week for “Tennis Week” on Wheel of Fortune! Check your local listing for times.