In addition, BeIN Sports will provide exclusive programming, such as tournament previews, daily highlights, and mini-matches.
BeIN Sports will exclusively broadcast the 110th edition of the Australian Open live from Melbourne to viewers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) – with around 40 hours of live coverage a day across four channels from January 17 at 03:00 MECCA.
A host of male tennis superstars will be competing in this year’s Australian Open, including Rafael Nadal, 2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev, two-time ATP final winner Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece and Matteo Berrettini of Italy – two Grand Slam finalists from 2021.
Novak Djokovic will not be able to compete in the tournament, after a court dismissed the Serbian’s appeal against a deportation order.
The women’s competitions will witness the world’s No.1 women’s singles tennis player Australian Ashleigh Barty and Japanese star and defending champion Naomi Osaka. Other female superstars competing include young rising talents Maria Sakkari, Barbora Krejcikova, veteran player Simona Halep, Tunisian player Ons Jabeur, and Egyptian star Mayar Sherif.
BeIN Sports will broadcast all matches taking place in the three main arenas in Melbourne – the Rod Laver Arena, the Margaret Court Arena, and the John Cain Arena – consisting of singles, doubles, and mixed doubles matches. Wheelchair and junior players will also compete in singles and doubles tournaments.
BeIN Sports will broadcast all matches through live feeds across four channels – beIN Sports 5, beIN Sports 6, and beIN Sports 7 – with English and Arabic commentary. There will also be a special world feed in English available on beIN Sports 2 English.
Live from Doha, Qatar, beIN Sports’ commentators include retired Moroccan champion Karim Alami, previously ranked No.25 globally; second-highest ranked female Tunisian and best Arab player of all time Selima Sfar; former Kuwaiti tennis player Adel Al-Shatti; and former Moroccan tennis player Anass Lamrani.
The global sports channel will also showcase exclusive programmes, including tournament previews, daily highlights, and mini-matches.
