Seven - AO Tennis 2011 media kit - Seven West Media
Seven - AO Tennis 2011 media kit - Seven West Media
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MATT WHITE<br />
HOST<br />
- AUSTRALIAN OPEN<br />
“I love the fact that the global tennis year starts on our doorstop. This event is<br />
truly world class but still uniquely Australian. The players love it, the fans love it -<br />
and I love working on it,” says Matt White.<br />
When asked for his favourite Australian Open memories Matt says:<br />
“On-air, working side-by-side with the incredible Jim Courier - you never really<br />
know what he's going to say!”<br />
“And standing courtside in 2010 when the greatest players in the world were<br />
putting on a show on Rod Laver Arena for the Haiti Earthquake fundraiser - great<br />
tennis, a great cause and great fun.”<br />
And in <strong>2011</strong> Matt still believes it’s about Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal and<br />
then the rest.<br />
“The top players always lift at the Australian Open so I can't see a surprise<br />
winner from outside the Top 5 in the men's. There'll be some twists and turns<br />
along the way, but Rafael Nadal will clearly be the one to beat.”<br />
For the women, Matthew usually finds it impossible to look past the Williams<br />
sisters, but with Serena out with injury the draw may open up a little.<br />
“Being the first Grand Slam of the year, it's always wise to look at the top of the<br />
rankings. Caroline Wozniaki and Kim Clijsters will go deep into the second week,<br />
but I have a feeling <strong>2011</strong> may be Sam Stosur's year. Sam is due to win a major<br />
soon - and the Australian Open is the perfect fit.”<br />
Matthew’s career in journalism began as a reporter at The Manly Daily, which led<br />
to his start in broadcast journalism, presenting the news on NEWFM in<br />
Newcastle. Matthew’s love of sport and natural ability in front of the camera<br />
landed him the role of weekend sports presenter with NBN Newcastle.<br />
He later became the first host of Channel Ten’s sports program Sports Tonight.<br />
Matthew also has extensive experience in anchoring and commentating major<br />
sports events and telecasts such as the V8 Supercars, Tri-Nations and Bledisloe<br />
Cup Rugby, Formula One Motor Racing, the Melbourne Cup, the Uncle Toby’s<br />
IronMan Series, US Open Golf tournaments, AFL Grand Finals, the 2004 Athens<br />
Olympics, 2006 Torino Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics. Matt is also the host<br />
of the east coast edition of Today Tonight.
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