(January 14, 2017) Top-ranked players at the Australian Open held pre-tournament news conferences on Saturday. Here are the transcripts of the conference from the interview section Australian Open tournament website. Andy Murray Q. How does it … [Read more...]
On The Call: ESPN / Australian Open Conference Call with Chris Evert and Patrick McEnroe
(January 11, 2017) ESPN tennis analysts Chrissie Evert and Patrick McEnroe spoke with media Wednesday about the Australian Open, which starts Sunday, Jan. 15 (Monday in Melbourne), with 100 live hours over two weeks including the usual marathon … [Read more...]
2017 Australian Open Broadcast Schedule on ESPN
2017 AUSTRALIAN OPEN (For these charts, all times are Eastern, and each day “begins” at 6 a.m. ET. Therefore, the listing Mon., Jan. 23, at 3 a.m. ET is actually very late on Monday night.) Date Time (ET) Event Network Sun, Jan 15 – … [Read more...]
2017 Australian Open Schedule on Tennis Channel; Mary Carillo Joins Coverage Team
(January 10, 2017) - For its 10th straight year of Australian Open coverage Tennis Channel is adding venerable sportscaster and journalist Mary Carillo to its on-air team. Carillo, who appears on Tennis Channel throughout the year and at each of the … [Read more...]
Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber Lead Australian Open Fields as Acceptance Lists are Announced
(December 8, 2016) The world’s top 99 men and 99 women are confirmed for Australian Open 2017 in January. The two new world No.1s – defending Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber and five-time finalist Andy Murray – will be top seeds … [Read more...]
Istomin, Kumkhum win Australian Open 2017 Wildcards
Denis Istomin (UZB) and Luksika Kumkhum (THA) will compete in the main draw of Australian Open 2017 after winning the AO Asia-Pacific Wildcard Play-off finals in Zhuhai, China. Top seed Istomin, of Uzbekistan, beat second seed Duckhee Lee … [Read more...]