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  • Zee Sports to telecast Sony Ericsson world tennis championship

    Zee Sports to telecast Sony Ericsson world tennis championship

    MUMBAI: Zee Sports will telecast the season ending Sony Ericsson Championship from Madrid Arena, Madrid from 8 November to 12 November, 2006. The Sony Ericsson Championship gather the Top eight singles players and top four doubles teams from the regular 2006 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour season as they battle it out for the season ending titles and a share of the $ 3 million prize money.

    The top eight women players who have qualified for this edition of Sony Ericsson World Championship are Justine Henin Hardenne, Amelia Mauresmo, Maria Sharapova, Svetlana Kuznestsova, Nadia Petrova, Elena Dementieva, Martina Hingis and Kim Clisters. The defending champions are Amelie Mauresmo (singles) and Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur (doubles), the release adds.

    Four former champions and five number ones are in Madrid this week for arguably the most competitive season-ending Championships in Sony Ericsson WTA Tour history, which also features the first-ever three-way battle for the year-end number one ranking. Honoring the host nation, the two Groups have been named Yellow and Red, with four players from the elite eight – who qualified based on their results during the regular 2006 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour season – randomly placed in each group.
    The world’s top two players –number one Amélie Mauresmo and number two Maria Sharapova – head the Yellow and Red Groups respectively. Completing the Yellow Group is world number three Justine Henin-Hardenne, number five Nadia Petrova and number eight Martina Hingis. The remainder of an almost all-Russian Red Group consists of number four Svetlana Kuznetsova, number six Kim Clijsters and number seven Elena Dementieva. For the first time in Sony Ericsson WTA Tour history, there is a three-way battle for the year-end number one ranking, with incumbent Mauresmo up against Sharapova and Henin-Hardenne for the coveted achievement, the release states.

    The round robin stage of the Sony Ericsson Championships will be conducted over four days between Wednesday and Friday, with each player meeting the other three women in their Group. The top two performers in each Group advance to semifinals, with the final scheduled for Sunday.

    Catch the action LIVE and EXCLUSIVE on Zee Sports

    Sony Ericsson World Championship
    Nov 8, 2006
    10:30 pm onwards

    Sony Ericsson World Championship
    Nov 9, 2006
    10:30 pm onwards

    Sony Ericsson World Championship
    Nov 10, 2006
    10:30 pm onwards

    Sony Ericsson World Championship
    Nov 11, 2006
    6:00 pm onwards

    Sony Ericsson World Championship
    Nov 12, 2006
    9:00 pm onwards

  • Zee Sports to telecast WTA Eastbourne live

    Zee Sports to telecast WTA Eastbourne live

    MUMBAI: Zee Sports will telecast one of the most prestigious women’s events in world, WTA Eastbourne. Taking place from 19 to 24 June 2006 and finishing just 48 hours before the start of Wimbledon. The importance of this US$ 6,00,00 tournament goes without saying, as it offers players a last opportunity to fine tune their game on grass before taking to the courts of the All England Club. Zee Sports telecast of the tournament will start from Quarter Finals onwards.

    This year’s Eastbourne tournament features some of the most successful tennis stars in the world. The quality of entries at the Championships is highlighted by the fact that the four semi finalists at this year’s French Open Clijsters, Henin-Hardenne, Kuznetsova and Vaidisova will be swapping clay for grass when they battle it out again at Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park. They will be joined in Eastbourne by three former top five players, Anastasia Myskina, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Daniela Hantuchova, all of whom are intent on lifting the prestigious trophy.
    Zee Sports, ace tennis presenter Tina Sharma along with rising Indian Tennis star Sanaa Bhambri will present the preview and review show of each match. Sports Cafe, Zee Sports daily news programme, will present the highlights and analysis of the best moments of the matches, to complement the outstanding live coverage.

    Schedule of WTA Eastbourne

    WTA Eastbourne Quarterfinals 3:30 pm onwards 

    WTA Eastbourne Semi Finals 3:30 pm onwards 

    WTA Eastbourne Finals 5:00 pm onwards

     

  • Zee Sports to telecast Qatar Telecom German Open 2006

    Zee Sports to telecast Qatar Telecom German Open 2006

    MUMBAI: Zee Sports will telecast the WTA Qatar Telecom German Open live. This Tier I $ 1.3 million, tournament will be played from 8 May to 14 May, 2006 on the grounds of LTTC, Rot-Weiss.

    The quarter final matches will be played on 12 May, from 3 pm onwards. Semi Final matches will be held on 13 May and the matches will begin at 4:30 pm. The final will be played on 14 May at 5:30 pm.

    The eight top seeded players, including world number one Amelie Mauresmo, defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne, last year’s finalist Nadia Petrova and Germany’s top player Anna-Lena Grönefeld, will start competing in this tournament.Some of the other women tennis stars competing will be Justine Henin Hardenne of Belgium , Nadia Petrova and Elena Dementiva of Russia will also be participating in this tournament, states an official release.

    Zee Sports’ presenter Tina Sharma along with Indian Tennis star Ankita Bhambri will present the preview and review show of each of the match. SportsCafe, Zee Sports daily news program will present the highlights and analysis of the best moments of the matches, the release adds.