Tennis lovers are in for a feast - StarTimes will broadcast all 39 matches of the Hopman Cup, live from Perth from Sunday 3rd January to Saturday 9th January 2016. Still not enough to meet the tennis addiction, then take your front row seats for Fast Tennis 4 on 11 January and the World Tennis Cup on 12th, 13th and 14th January 2016!
Hopman Cup
Watch eleven top 40 players and three top ten players battle it out to become the 28th Hopman champions. In her fourth appearance at the Hopman Cup, Serena Williams will attempt to become the first three-time champion. Williams will join world No.2 Andy Murray, French superstar Gael Monfils and Australia Gold's Lleyton Hewitt and Casey Dellacqua, as some of the biggest names in tennis battle it out at Perth Arena. For the first time, two Australian teams will compete in the Cup; Australia Gold and Australian Green with the other participating teams coming from the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ukrain and the USA. The Hopman Cup founded in 1989 and named in honour of Harry Hopman is the official mixed gender team competition of the International Tennis Federation.
StarTimes has bought the all platform rights of 2016 in Sub-Saharan African and will broadcast the matches exclusively in the Anglo and Linguaphone countries.
Fast 4 Tennis
FAST4 Tennis is Fast, Fun and Friendly, designed to fit into viewers busy lifestyles. Innovative rules ensure that matches are competitive, exciting and can be played within short periods of time, with the fundamentals of the game remaining the same.
Australian great Lleyton Hewitt and 20 year old rising star Nick Kyrgios will play a series of double and singles against 14 time Grand Slam Winner Rafael Nadal and Gael Monfil.
Tennis fans are in for an evening of entertainment and surprises on 11 January 2016, live from Sydney.
World Tennis Cup
Adelaide plays host to hand- picked, past and present world class stars during three evenings of excellent tennis filled with competitive tension and humour when legends Mats Wilander, Goran Ivanisevic, Marion Bartoli, Aranta Saanchez-Vicario and Iva Majoli join current stars Thanasi Kokkinaki and Mark Philippoussis in a series of singles and doubles matches. The tournament also includes a Women's legends 6-game set. What better way to bring together the past and the present in a unique event in Australia's summer of tennis – 12 – 14 January 2016?
"Bringing such high quality tennis to our subscribers is evidence of our commitment to meet our subscribers' diverse viewing requirements. StarTimes will remain focused on ensuring our valued clients get to enjoy some of the best sporting events from across the world," said Michael Dearham, Managing Director of Media Department and VP-StarTimes Group.
Stay Tuned for highly entertaining Tennis Featuring all the world Class Stars.
More about the Hopman Cup
Hopman Cup is the official mixed team competition of the ITF and is proudly supported locally by the State Government, through Tourism WA. The event will take place at Perth Arena from 3 to 9 January 2016.
Hopman Cup is part of the Emirates Australian Open Series, which also incorporates Brisbane International presented by Suncorp, Apia International Sydney, Hobart International and World Tennis Challenge (Adelaide).
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