For Tennis Now | @Itenisi_Manje | Tuesday, November 12, 2024
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It’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals week and Tennis Channel has all the action.
TC will broadcast all of the Billie Jean King Cup finals November 13-20.
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TC begins live coverage of the Billie Jean King Cup finals in Malaga, Spain, on Wednesday, November 13, with a battle between Spain and Poland at Eastern noon.
The United States team is coached by Hall of Famer and Tennis Channel analyst Lindsay Davenport, who was part of the 1996, 1999 and 2000 championship teams and had a combined record of 33-3 as a player, including 7-0 they are doubled. record. This team will play against Slovakia on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 12:00 ET, the winner will face Australia on November 17. In the history of this event, the United States has won the trophy 18 times.
The Billie Jean King Cup Finals has a tournament to be eliminated and countries competing to advance to the next bracket. Every head-to-head battle consists of two singles matches followed by a doubles competition, each worth one point. The country that wins two matches will advance to the next round.
Four of the 12 countries will advance to the quarterfinals of the second round. The champion will be crowned on November 20 at 12 pm ET. The complete program can be found on the Billie Jean King Cup website: https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/tickets.
The Hall of Kings Tracy Austin again Pam Shriver will be on the air when the Tennis Channel broadcasts the Billie Jean King Cup Finals this year. Austin only knew championship results from his days playing in the event, as his American teams won the title in 1978, 1979 and 1980, the three years he competed. Shriver, one of the greatest doubles players of all time, was a member of the US Cup winning teams in 1986 and 1989, and went 19-1 in singles and doubles during his time at the tournament. They will be united Chanda Rubin, who represented the US five times and posted 7-3 singles and 1-0 doubles records. He was also part of the 1999 cup championship team. Shelby Rogers he was on the doubles team that won the most recent United States championship in 2017, and is making the rounds on the Tennis Channel’s on-air team this week.
Broadcasting of the Billie Jean King Cup final on Tennis Channel and T2 will be part of the network’s global Center Court programming, along with the men’s ATP Finals. All matches can be viewed live and if necessary on the network application and website.
Davenport’s US team holds the title of World No. 11 single star Danielle Collins and World No. 5 is heard again Taylor Townsend. Caroline Dolehide (No. 14, twice), Peyton Stearns (No. 48, singles) and Ashlyn Krueger (No. 65, twice) complete the American list.
