Seven serves up Ultimate Tennis Showdown – Alex de Minaur headlines live and free on 7plus Sport.
The Seven Network will serve up world-class tennis when the Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS) hits Hong Kong on Tuesday, 14 October, and Wednesday, 15 October, streaming live and free on 7plus Sport.
As home-grown tennis star Alex de Minaur takes the court, Australian audiences can watch all the action live, free and exclusively on 7plus Sport as eight international stars battle for the iconic Zeus Trophy.
In a coup for Australian fans, tennis ace Nick Kyrgios will also feature in the broadcast, providing special comments throughout events.
The innovative two-day tennis competition will light up the Kai Tak Arena, Kai Tak Sports Park, from 9.15pm AEDT, Tuesday, 14 October, marking the Asian debut of the world’s most exciting new-look tennis competition.
The high-stakes two-day showdown will feature four quarterfinals on Tuesday before the classification matches, semi-finals and final on Wednesday, 15 October. With more than four hours of live and free coverage on opening night, followed by a five-hour live and free broadcast on the final day of competition, Australians are covered for every moment, live and free on 7plus Sport.
Players will contest a $US1.1 million prize pool, with the winner pocketing $US306,000. Results in Hong Kong will also determine who qualifies for the UTS Grand Final in London this December.
Seven’s Head of Digital – Sport, Kirsty Bradmore, said:
“We are thrilled to add the Ultimate Tennis Showdown, live from Hong Kong to our extensive sport offering on 7plus Sport, making world-class tennis accessible to all Australians, live and free.
“With our very own Alex de Minaur competing, fans can cheer him on as he goes head-to-head with the best in the world, in a new-look, innovative tennis format.
“We know Australian viewers are hungry for more sport and we cannot wait to deliver two epic nights of live and free tennis to viewers across the nation. It’s elite-level tennis in a non-traditional format headlined by a group of the world’s best and it’s only available right here, live and free on 7plus Sport,” she said.
Confirmed players for the tournament include:
- Alex de Minaur (Australia)
- Andrey Rublev (Russia. World Top 10)
- Coleman Wong (Hong Kong)
- Francisco Cerundolo (Argentina. World No.21)
- Jakub Mensik (Czech. World No.18)
- Tomas Machac (Czech. World No.23)
- Wu Yibing (China)
Ultimate Tennis Showdown – Hong Kong – Live and free from Tuesday, 14 October, 9.15pm AEDT on 7plus Sport
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Seven serves up Ultimate Tennis Showdown
