Eurosport has more good news for sports lovers craving for world class LIVE action. Close on the heels of the announcement about return of LIVE golf, the Discovery-owned global sports broadcaster has confirmed LIVE telecast of the Adria Tour tournaments in India.
World-class tennis will make its eagerly awaited return to Eurosport in this month with Adria Tour tournaments featuring some of the sport’s biggest names going head-to-head from June 13-14 and June 20-21 on Eurosport SD and Eurosport HD LIVE. The tennis action in India will be LIVE from 5:30 pm (IST), Eurosport has confirmed in a Press release.
The Adria Tour, supported by the Novak Djokovic Foundation, will feature the current world No. 1 himself, Austrian Dominic Thiem, Bulgarian star Grigor Dimitrov and Croatian pair Borna Coric and Marin Cilic.
“The excitement around live tennis’ return has been building and the coming together of the world’s best tennis talent this weekend is a chance for fans to see how the preparations of best players in the world are faring ahead of the Grand Slams in August and September. We are uniquely placed to amplify this moment by harnessing the scale of our channel and platform portfolio, Coupled with our deep and rich history in telling the stories from tennis that matter, means we are set to continue creating rewarding experiences for fans to enjoy,” said Andrew Georgiou, President, Eurosport and Global Sports Rights & Sports Marketing Solutions.
Eurosport has committed to showing the opening two rounds of the series from Belgrade, Serbia (13-14 June) and Zadar, Croatia (20-21 June). Each match played at the event will be best of three sets, with four games in each set.