Sky Sports will put its newly won coverage from the ATP & WTA Tours onto a dedicated tennis channel.
Sky Sports Tennis, the first such UK channel, will go live on 11 February 2024 and will also include coverage of the US Open.
Sky Sports Tennis will be available to Sky Sports customers with Complete, Action and Arena packages from 11 February, and viewers will be able to access multiple live court streams at the same time via the mobile app, the Sky TV app or red button and on NOW Bonus Streams, giving access to more live matches.
The first week of programming will feature live coverage from the Hologic WTA Tour tournament in Doha, where viewers can watch their favourite players such as Coco Gauff, Ons Jabeur, Aryna Sabalenka, Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek. The action continues with the ATP Tour from Rotterdam, followed by an all-star line-up of Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Andrey Rublev and Daniil Medvedev on court in Doha from the 19 February.
Sky Sports Managing Director, Jonathan Licht, said: “It’s an exciting moment for Sky Sports as we launch a new home for tennis fans, and Sky Sports Tennis will give millions of homes easy access to watch the best players in the world all year round. We’re proud to be the undisputed home of live sport for fans in the UK and Ireland, and this new channel will add value for our customers, enabling them to enjoy even more of the sports they love.”
Analysis on the channel will be provided by former top British players Tim Henman and Laura Robson, presented by Gigi Salmon with former BBC tennis correspondent Jonathan Overend on commentary.
As well as being a destination for live coverage, Sky Sports Tennis will be host to a range of additional programming including big name interviews, behind-the-scenes access, and expert insights on some of the biggest matches and moments of the year.
On Sky Sports the channel will be on 408 from the 11 February when the channel becomes live, before moving exclusively to 407 on the 13 February where it will remain.
The Sky Sports Tennis channel will also be available on Virgin Media and EE TV, and the multiple live court streams will be available to Virgin Media customers via the Sky Sports mobile app and red button and on EE TV as NOW Bonus Streams.
