Seven - AO Tennis 2011 media kit - Seven West Media
Seven - AO Tennis 2011 media kit - Seven West Media
Seven - AO Tennis 2011 media kit - Seven West Media
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CHANNEL 7’s HOT SUMMER OF TENNIS<br />
Channel 7 is set to serve up another sizzling summer of tennis from Brisbane,<br />
Sydney and then Melbourne, culminating in the first Grand Slam of the year, the<br />
Australian Open.<br />
Arguably the greatest rivalry in world sports is set to continue in Melbourne. Many<br />
experts predict Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will again face off in the final,<br />
with Nadal going for his fourth Grand Slam in a row, the ‘Rafa slam’, and Federer<br />
in hot form after his recent ATP World Tour Finals win. But expect Brit Andy<br />
Murray going for his first Slam, previous winner Novak Djokovic and World No. 5<br />
Robyn Soderling to be snapping at their heels.<br />
The race for the women’s title has been blown wide open with the absence of<br />
five-time winner Serena Williams. Can Kim Clijsters step up and win? Or will local<br />
girl Sam Stosur salute in an historic hometown win?<br />
Channel 7 will commence its primetime coverage at 7pm in week one, and<br />
7.30pm in week two. Prime time finals for the men’s and women’s singles<br />
attracted an average audience of 2.42million and 1.89million viewers respectively<br />
in 2010 eclipsing the previous year.<br />
As well as the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific, Channel 7 will cover the Australian<br />
Open series tournaments including the Brisbane International and Medibank<br />
International in Sydney, as well as the AAMI Kooyong Classic in Melbourne.<br />
<strong>Seven</strong>’s summer of tennis will be headed by JOHANNA GRIGGS, MATT WHITE<br />
and HAMISH MCLACHLAN with BRUCE McAVANEY back in the commentary<br />
chair and expert commentary from four-time Grand Slam champion JIM<br />
COURIER and former British No.1 SAM SMITH.<br />
Joining them in the Channel 7 commentary box will be the most successful<br />
doubles player in men’s tennis history TODD WOODBRIDGE, Gael Monfils’<br />
coach ROGER RASHEED, HENRI LECONTE, NICOLE BRADTKE, RENNAE<br />
STUBBS, SANDY ROBERTS, JOHN FITZGERALD, ALLAN STONE, PETER<br />
DONEGAN and KERRYN PRATT.