Seven will kick off an impressive month of tennis coverage later this month with live coverage in all markets
The Hopman Cup will start Seven‘s summer of tennis from December 28, followed by the Australian Open series events – the Brisbane International, APIA International Sydney, Kooyong Classic – and culminating in the Grand Slam of the Asia/Pacific the Australian Open.
Seven will also broadcast a special once-in-a-lifetime tennis event – A Night with Roger Federer and Friends featuring a gala charity exhibition match between the 17-time Grand Slam winner and charismatic Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga – on Wednesday 8 January from Rod Laver Arena with commentary from BRUCE MCAVANEY.
Seven‘s summer of tennis will be hosted by JOHANNA GRIGGS, JIM WILSON, MATT WHITE, HAMISH MCLACHLAN, RYAN PHELAN, LUKE DARCY and BASIL ZEMPILAS.
BRUCE McAVANEY will again be in the commentary chair throughout the Open, with expert commentary from four-time Grand Slam champion JIM COURIER and should his playing commitments allow LLEYTON HEWITT will also return.
Joining them in the Seven commentary box will be the most successful doubles player in men‘s tennis history TODD WOODBRIDGE, along with HENRI LECONTE, SAM SMITH, RENNAE STUBBS, NICOLE BRADTKE, JOHN FITZGERALD, PETER DONEGAN, DAVE CULBERT, ALLAN STONE, GEOFF MASTERS, KERRYN PRATT and expert analyst ROGER RASHEED.
Around the courts of Melbourne Park, REBECCA MADDERN, RACHAEL FINCH, SCHERRI-LEE BIGGS, NATHAN TEMPLETON and NEIL KEARNEY will bring all the colour, characters and fun of the Open.
BASIL ZEMPILAS and MARK GIBSON will host the Hopman Cup with expert commentary from DARREN CAHILL, FRED STOLLE, JELENA DOKIC and KERRYN PRATT
HOPMAN CUP December 28 – January 4, 2014
Australia‘s top players Sam Stosur and Bernard Tomic headline the entertaining official mixed team competition of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). In one of the strongest fields seen at the Hopman Cup, eight of the world‘s top 20 players, including charismatic Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, are set to light up the magnificent Perth Arena. Hopman Cup dates and telecast times on 7mate
SATURDAY DECEMBER 28 – DAY SESSION – POLAND V ITALY
Melbourne 1pm – 7pm LIVE
Sydney 1pm – 7pm LIVE
Brisbane 12am – 6pm LIVE
Adelaide 12.30pm – 6.30pm LIVE
Perth 10am – 4pm LIVE
SATURDAY DECEMBER 28 – NIGHT SESSION – CANADA V AUSTRALIA
Melbourne 8.30pm – 2.30am LIVE
Sydney 8.30pm – 2.30am LIVE
Brisbane 7.30pm – 1.30am LIVE
Adelaide 8pm – 2am LIVE
Perth 5.30pm – 11.30pm LIVE
SUNDAY DECEMBER 29 – DAY SESSION – CZECH REPUBLIC V SPAIN
Melbourne 1pm – 7pm LIVE
Sydney 1pm – 7pm LIVE
Brisbane 12am – 6pm LIVE
Adelaide 12.30pm – 6.30pm LIVE
Perth 10am – 4pm LIVE
SUNDAY DECEMBER 29 – NIGHT SESSION – POLAND V CANADA
Melbourne 8.30pm – 2.30am LIVE
Sydney 8.30pm – 2.30am LIVE
Brisbane 7.30pm – 1.30am LIVE
Adelaide 8pm – 2am LIVE
Perth 5.30pm – 11.30pm LIVE
MONDAY DECEMBER 30 – DAY SESSION – USA V SPAIN
Melbourne 1pm – 7pm LIVE
Sydney 1pm – 7pm LIVE
Brisbane 12Pm – 6pm LIVE
Adelaide 12.30pm – 6.30pm LIVE
Perth 10am – 4pm LIVE
MONDAY DECEMBER 30 – NIGHT SESSION – FRANCE V CZECH REPUBLIC
Melbourne 8.30pm – 2.30am LIVE
Sydney 8.30pm – 2.30am LIVE
Brisbane 7.30pm – 1.30am LIVE
Adelaide 8pm – 2am LIVE
Perth 5.30pm – 11.30pm LIVE
TUESDAY DECEMBER 31 – DAY SESSION – ITALY V AUSTRALIA
Melbourne 1pm – 7pm LIVE
Sydney 1pm – 7pm LIVE
Brisbane 12am – 6pm LIVE
Adelaide 12.30pm – 6.30pm LIVE
Perth 10am – 4pm LIVE
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1 – NIGHT SESSION – USA V FRANCE
Melbourne 8.30pm – 2.30am LIVE
Sydney 8.30pm – 2.30am LIVE
Brisbane 7.30pm – 1.30am LIVE
Adelaide 8pm – 2am LIVE
Perth 5.30pm – 11.30pm LIVE
THURSDAY JANUARY 2 – DAY SESSION – ITALY V CANADA
Melbourne 1pm – 7pm LIVE
Sydney 1pm – 7pm LIVE
Brisbane 12am – 6pm LIVE
Adelaide 12.30pm – 6.30pm LIVE
Perth 10am – 4pm LIVE
THURSDAY JANUARY 2 – NIGHT SESSION – POLAND V AUSTRALIA
Melbourne 8.30pm – 2.30am LIVE
Sydney 8.30pm – 2.30am LIVE
Brisbane 7.30pm – 1.30am LIVE
Adelaide 8pm – 2am LIVE
Perth 5.30pm – 11.30pm LIVE
FRIDAY JANUARY 3 – DAY SESSION – FRANCE V SPAIN
Melbourne 1pm – 7pm LIVE
Sydney 1pm – 7pm LIVE
Brisbane 12am – 6pm LIVE
Adelaide 12.30pm – 6.30pm LIVE
Perth 10am – 4pm LIVE
FRIDAY JANUARY 3 – NIGHT SESSION – CZECH REPUBLIC V USA
Melbourne 8.30pm – 2.30am LIVE
Sydney 8.30pm – 2.30am LIVE
Brisbane 7.30pm – 1.30am LIVE
Adelaide 8pm – 2am LIVE
Perth 5.30pm – 11.30pm LIVE
SATURDAY JANUARY 4 – NIGHT SESSION – FINAL
Melbourne 8.30pm – 2.30am LIVE
Sydney 8.30pm – 2.30am LIVE
Brisbane 7.30pm – 1.30am LIVE
Adelaide 8pm – 2am LIVE
Perth 5.30pm – 11.30pm LIVE
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL December 29 – January 5, 2014
Six of the world‘s top 10 women and four of the top 20 men, including tennis superstar Roger Federer plus Aussie Lleyton Hewitt will headline Brisbane International 2014. World No. 1 Serena Williams will lead one of the strongest women‘s fields ever assembled for the event. Seventeen-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer will lead an equally strong men‘s field, which features top 20 players Kei Nishikori, Gilles Simon and Kevin Anderson alongside a raft of rising talent.
Brisbane International dates and telecast times on 7TWO
SUNDAY DECEMBER 29
Melbourne 12.30pm – 5pm LIVE
Sydney 12.30pm – 5pm LIVE
Brisbane 11.30am – 4pm LIVE
Adelaide 12pm – 4.30pm LIVE
Perth 9.30am – 2pm LIVE
MONDAY DECEMBER 30 Day and Night Session
Melbourne 12.30pm – 6pm LIVE 8pm-11:30pm Live
Sydney 12.30pm – 6pm LIVE 8pm-11:30pm Live
Brisbane 11.30am – 5pm LIVE 7pm-10:30pm Live
Adelaide 12pm – 5:30pm LIVE 7:30pm-11pm Live
Perth 9.30am – 3pm LIVE 5pm -8:30 pm Live
TUESDAY DECEMBER 31 Day and Night Session
Melbourne 12.30pm – 6pm LIVE 8pm-11:30pm Live
Sydney 12.30pm – 6pm LIVE 8pm-11:30pm Live
Brisbane 11.30am – 5pm LIVE 7pm-10:30pm Live
Adelaide 12pm – 5:30pm LIVE 7:30pm-11pm Live
Perth 9.30am – 3pm LIVE 5pm -8:30 pm Live
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1 Day and Night Session
Melbourne 12.30pm – 6pm LIVE 8pm-11:30pm Live
Sydney 12.30pm – 6pm LIVE 8pm-11:30pm Live
Brisbane 11.30am – 5pm LIVE 7pm-10:30pm Live
Adelaide 12pm – 5:30pm LIVE 7:30pm-11pm Live
Perth 9.30am – 3pm LIVE 5pm -8:30 pm Live
THURSDAY JANUARY 2 Day and Night Session
Melbourne 12.30pm – 6pm LIVE 8pm-11:30pm Live
Sydney 12.30pm – 6pm LIVE 8pm-11:30pm Live
Brisbane 11.30am – 5pm LIVE 7pm-10:30pm Live
Adelaide 12pm – 5:30pm LIVE 7:30pm-11pm Live
Perth 9.30am – 3pm LIVE 5pm -8:30 pm Live
FRIDAY JANUARY 3 Day and Night Session
Melbourne 12.30pm – 6pm LIVE 8pm-11:30pm Live
Sydney 12.30pm – 6pm LIVE 8pm-11:30pm Live
Brisbane 11.30am – 5pm LIVE 7pm-10:30pm Live
Adelaide 12pm – 5:30pm LIVE 7:30pm-11pm Live
Perth 9.30am – 3pm LIVE 5pm -8:30 pm Live
SATURDAY JANUARY 4 Day and Night Session
Melbourne 2pm – 6:30 pm LIVE 8pm-11:30pm Live
Sydney 2pm – 6:30 pm LIVE 8pm-11:30pm Live
Brisbane 1pm – 5:30pm LIVE 7pm-10:30pm Live
Adelaide 1:30pm – 6:00pm LIVE 7:30pm-11pm Live
Perth 11.30am – 3:30pm LIVE 5pm -8:30 pm Live
APIA INTERNATIONAL SYDNEY January 5 – 11, 2014
Australian No.1 Bernard Tomic, Grand Slam champion and world No.5 Juan Martin del Potro and Wimbledon semifinalist and world No.21 Jerzy Janowicz will all feature at January‘s APIA International Sydney, while world No.5 Agnieszka Radwanska will headline the women‘s side of the draw.
This event has grown since 1885 to be one of a handful of tournaments on the entire circuit that highlights the top men and women competing in the same week. Played at one of the world‘s best tennis facilities at Sydney Olympic Park, past champions have included Rod Laver, John Newcombe, Pete Sampras, Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert.
APIA International Sydney dates and telecast times on 7TWO
SUNDAY JANUARY 5 (Brisbane International and APIA International Sydney both televised)
Melbourne 11am – 7pm LIVE
Sydney 11am – 7pm LIVE
Brisbane 10am – 6pm LIVE
Adelaide 10.30am – 6.30pm LIVE
Perth 8am – 4pm LIVE
MONDAY JANUARY 6
Melbourne 12pm – 6pm LIVE
Sydney 12pm – 6pm LIVE
Brisbane 11am – 5pm LIVE
Adelaide 11.30am – 5.30pm LIVE
Perth 9am – 3pm LIVE
TUESDAY JANUARY 7
Melbourne 12pm – 6pm LIVE
Sydney 12pm – 6pm LIVE
Brisbane 11am – 5pm LIVE
Adelaide 11.30am – 5.30pm LIVE
Perth 9am – 3pm LIVE
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 8 – Day and Night Sessions
Melbourne 11am – 5.30pm LIVE 7.30pm – 11pm LIVE
Sydney 11am – 5.30pm LIVE 7.30pm – 11pm LIVE
Brisbane 10am – 4.30pm LIVE 6.30pm – 10pm LIVE
Adelaide 10.30am – 5pm LIVE 7pm – 10:30pm LIVE
Perth 8am – 2.30pm LIVE 4.30pm – 8pm LIVE
THURSDAY JANUARY 9 Day and Night Sessions
Melbourne 11am – 5.30pm LIVE 7.30pm – 11pm LIVE
Sydney 11am – 5.30pm LIVE 7.30pm – 11pm LIVE
Brisbane 10am – 4.30pm LIVE 6.30pm – 10pm LIVE
Adelaide 10.30am – 5pm LIVE 7pm – 10:30pm LIVE
Perth 8am – 2.30pm LIVE 4.30pm – 8pm LIVE
FRIDAY JANUARY 10 Day and Night Sessions
Melbourne 11am – 5.30pm LIVE 7.30pm – 11pm LIVE
Sydney 11am – 5.30pm LIVE 7.30pm – 11pm LIVE
Brisbane 10am – 4.30pm LIVE 6.30pm – 10pm LIVE
Adelaide 10.30am – 5pm LIVE 7pm – 10:30pm LIVE
Perth 8am – 2.30pm LIVE 4.30pm – 8pm LIVE
SATURDAY JANUARY 11 Day and Night Sessions
Melbourne 1pm –5.pm LIVE 7.30pm – 10:30pm LIVE
Sydney 1am – 5pm LIVE 7.30pm – 10:30pm LIVE
Brisbane 12pm – 4.pm LIVE 6.30pm – 9:30pm LIVE
Adelaide 12.30am – 4:30 pm LIVE 7pm – 10pm LIVE
Perth 10am – 2pm LIVE 4.30pm – 7:30 pm LIVE
AAMI KOOYONG CLASSIC January 8 -11, 2014
This is a fan-friendly ―round robin‖ type event featuring eight of the world‘s best tennis players. Former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt headlines the AAMI Kooyong Classic in 2014, with Czech Tomas Berdych, Stanislas Wawrinka, Richard Gasquet and Grigor Dimitrov leading the overseas brigade.
AAMI Kooyong Classic dates and telecast times
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 8 – DAY SESSION (APIA International Sydney and Kooyong Classic televised)
Melbourne 11am – 5.30pm LIVE
Sydney 11am – 5.30pm LIVE
Brisbane 10am – 4.30pm LIVE
Adelaide 10.30am – 5pm LIVE
Perth 8am – 2.30pm LIVE
THURSDAY JANUARY 9 – DAY SESSION (APIA International Sydney and Kooyong Classic televised)
Melbourne 11am – 5.30pm LIVE
Sydney 11am – 5.30pm LIVE
Brisbane 10am – 4.30pm LIVE
Adelaide 10.30am – 5pm LIVE
Perth 8am – 2.30pm LIVE
FRIDAY JANUARY 10 – DAY SESSION (APIA International Sydney and Kooyong Classic televised)
Melbourne 11am – 5.30pm LIVE
Sydney 11am – 5.30pm LIVE
Brisbane 10am – 4.30pm LIVE
Adelaide 10.30am – 5pm LIVE
Perth 8am – 2.30pm LIVE
SATURDAY JANUARY 11 – DAY SESSION (APIA International Sydney and Kooyong Classic televised)
Melbourne 1pm – 5pm LIVE
Sydney 1pm – 5pm LIVE
Brisbane 12pm – 4pm LIVE
Adelaide 12.30pm – 4.30pm LIVE
Perth 10am – 2pm LIVE
A Night with Rodger Federer Wednesday January 8, 2014
Roger Federer’s gala charity exhibitions match against charismatic Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, in what promises to be a special one-in-a-lifetime tennis event.
A Night with Roger Federer and Friends telecast times
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 8
Melbourne 8pm – 10.30pm LIVE
Sydney 8pm – 10.30pm LIVE
Brisbane 7pm – 9.30pm LIVE
Adelaide 7.30pm – 10pm LIVE
Perth 7pm – 9.30pm
Australian Open 2014
Australian Open 2014 dates and telecast times
MONDAY 13 JANUARY
Melbourne 10am – 6pm, 7pm – 12.30am/EOP LIVE on Channel 7
6.00pm – 7pm LIVE on 7TWO
Sydney 10am – 6pm, 7pm – 12.30am/EOP LIVE on Channel 7
6pm – 7pm LIVE on 7TWO
Brisbane 9am – 6pm, 7pm – 11.30pm/EOP LIVE on Channel 7
6pm – 7pm LIVE on 7TWO
Adelaide 9.30am – 6pm, 7pm – 12am/EOP LIVE on Channel 7
6pm – 7pm LIVE on 7TWO
Perth 7am – 8am, 6pm – 9.30pm/EOP LIVE on 7TWO
8am – 6pm LIVE on Channel 7
TUESDAY 14 JANUARY – FRIDAY 17 JANUARY
Melbourne 9am – 6pm, 7pm – 12.30am/EOP LIVE on Channel 7
6.00pm – 7pm LIVE on 7TWO
Sydney 9am – 6pm, 7pm – 12.30am/EOP LIVE on Channel 7
6pm – 7pm LIVE on 7TWO
Brisbane 9am – 6pm, 7pm – 11.30pm/EOP LIVE on Channel 7
6pm – 7pm LIVE on 7TWO
Adelaide 9am – 6pm, 7pm – 12am/EOP LIVE on Channel 7
8.30am – 9am, 6pm – 7pm LIVE on 7TWO
Perth 9am – 6pm LIVE on Channel 7
6am – 9am, 6pm – 9.30pm/EOP LIVE on 7TWO
SATURDAY 18 JANUARY – SUNDAY 19 JANUARY
Melbourne 10am – 6.00pm, 6.30pm – 12.30am/EOP LIVE on Channel 7
6.00pm – 6.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Sydney 10am – 6.00pm, 6.30pm – 12.30am LIVE/EOP on Channel 7
6.00pm – 6.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Brisbane 10am – 6.00pm, 6.30pm – 11.30pm/ EOP LIVE on Channel 7
9am – 10pm, 6.00pm – 6.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Adelaide 10am – 6.00pm, 6.30pm – 12.00pm EOP LIVE on Channel 7
9.30am – 10am, 6.00pm – 6.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Perth 9am – 6.00pm LIVE on Channel 7
7am – 9am, 6.00pm – 9.30pm/EOP LIVE on 7TWO
MONDAY 20 JANUARY – THURSDAY 23 JANUARY
Melbourne 9am – 6pm, 7pm – 12.30am/EOP LIVE on Channel 7
6.00pm – 7pm LIVE on 7TWO
Sydney 9am – 6pm, 7pm – 12.30am/EOP LIVE on Channel 7
6pm – 7pm LIVE on 7TWO
Brisbane 9am – 6pm, 7pm – 11.30pm/EOP LIVE on Channel 7
8am – 9am, 6pm – 7pm LIVE on 7TWO
Adelaide 9am – 6pm, 7pm – 12am/EOP LIVE on Channel 7
8.30am – 9am, 6pm – 7pm LIVE on 7TWO
Perth 9am – 6.00pm LIVE on Channel 7
6am – 9am, 6.00pm – 9.30pm/EOP LIVE on 7TWO
FRIDAY 24 JANUARY
Melbourne 3pm – 5.30pm, 7pm – 10.30pm/EOP LIVE on Channel 7
5.30pm – 7pm LIVE on 7TWO
Sydney 3pm – 5.30pm, 7pm – 10.30pm/EOP LIVE on Channel 7
5.30pm – 7pm LIVE on 7TWO
Brisbane 2pm – 4.30pm, 7pm – 9.30pm/EOP LIVE on Channel 7
5.30pm – 7pm LIVE on 7TWO
Adelaide 2.30pm – 5pm, 7pm – 10pm/EOP LIVE on Channel 7
5.30pm – 7pm LIVE on 7TWO
Perth 12pm – 5.30pm LIVE on Channel 7
5.30pm – 7.30pm/EOP LIVE on 7TWO
SATURDAY 25 JANUARY
Melbourne 3pm – 5pm HIGHLIGHTS on Channel 7
6.30pm – 10.30pm/EOP WOMEN‘S FINAL LIVE on Channel 7
Sydney 3pm – 5pm HIGHLIGHTS on Channel 7
6.30pm – 10.30pm/EOP WOMEN‘S FINAL LIVE on Channel 7
Brisbane 3pm – 5pm HIGHLIGHTS on Channel 7
5.30pm – 6.30pm Preview Show LIVE on 7TWO
6.30pm – 9.30pm/EOP WOMEN‘S FINAL LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide 3pm – 5pm HIGHLIGHTS on Channel 7
6pm – 7pm Preview Show LIVE on 7TWO
7pm – 10pm/EOP WOMEN‘S FINAL LIVE on Channel 7
Perth 1.30pm – 3.30pm HIGHLIGHTS on Channel 7
3.30pm – 7.30pm/EOP WOMEN‘S FINAL LIVE on Channel 7
SUNDAY 26 JANUARY
Melbourne 4pm – 6pm LIVE on 7TWO
6.30pm – 10.30pm/EOP MEN‘S FINAL LIVE on Channel 7
Sydney 4pm – 6pm LIVE on 7TWO
6.30pm – 10.30pm/EOP MEN‘S FINAL LIVE on Channel 7
Brisbane 3pm – 5pm LIVE on Channel 7
5.30pm – 6.30pm Preview Show LIVE on 7TWO
6.30pm – 9.30pm/EOP MEN‘S FINAL LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide 3.30pm – 5.30pm on Channel 7
6pm – 7pm Preview Show LIVE on 7TWO
7pm – 10pm/EOP MEN‘S FINAL LIVE on Channel 7
Perth 1pm – 3pm on Channel 7
3.30pm – 7.30pm/EOP MEN‘S FINAL LIVE on Channel
Thanks Ryno for all the info.
So happy to see Johanna Griggs return was strange without her this year 🙂
Weird to See Mark Baretta gone with Jim Wilson replacing maybe??
Sam Smith returns YAY shes my fave commentator 🙂
Cant wait!!