This year’s French Open was replete with stories of excellence, surprise and drama, leaving us with many questions to ponder about both tours. Here’s another one: why wait until Wimbledon—starting in a week—to glean those answers?
Many of the questions that surround the sport, and will come to define the 2017 season, are being answered right now. The faster grass surface will quickly reveal new contenders (and pretenders) throughout the game’s strata, and will raise additional questions about the tour landscapes. Tennis, the sport that never sleeps, is a cycle of entertainment that’s meant to be followed weekly.
Which brings us to this week. Whether you’re watching tennis on television, on a computer or on a mobile device, you’ll be able to keep up with the global game through a variety of access points.
Continuing coverage of the grass season, beIN Sports will air the WTA and ATP tournament in Eastbourne, and the ATP event in Antalya, featuring eight of the Top 10 WTA players, Novak Djokovic, Gael Monfils and Americans Steve Johnson and John Isner:
Monday, June 26
*06:00 AM Eastbourne (M/W), Early rounds (beIN Sports, Live)
06:00 AM Eastbourne (M/W), Early rounds (beIN Sports 10, Live)*
Tuesday, June 27
*06:00 AM Eastbourne (M/W), Early rounds (beIN Sports, Live)
06:00 AM Eastbourne (M/W), Early rounds (beIN Sports 10, Live)*
Wednesday, June 28
*06:00 AM Eastbourne (M/W), Early rounds (beIN Sports, Live)
06:00 AM Eastbourne (M/W), Early rounds (beIN Sports 9, Live)
06:00 AM Eastbourne (M/W), Early rounds (beIN Sports 10, Live)*
Thursday, June 29
*03:00 AM Antalya (M), Quarterfinals (beIN Sports 8, Live)
06:00 AM Eastbourne (M/W), Quarterfinals (beIN Sports, Live)
06:00 AM Eastbourne (M/W), Quarterfinals (beIN Sports 9, Live)
06:00 AM Eastbourne (M/W), Quarterfinals (beIN Sports 10, Live)*
Friday, June 30
*03:00 AM Antalya (M), Semifinals (beIN Sports 8, Live)
06:00 AM Eastbourne (M/W), Semifinals (beIN Sports, Live)
06:00 AM Eastbourne (M/W), Semifinals (beIN Sports 10, Live)
08:00 AM Eastbourne (M/W), Semifinals (beIN Sports 9, Live)*
Saturday, July 1
*07:15 AM Eastbourne (M/W), Final (beIN Sports, Live)
07:15 AM Eastbourne (M/W), Final (beIN Sports 10, Live)
09:00 AM Eastbourne (M/W), Final (beIN Sports 9, Live)
10:30 AM Antalya (M), Final (beIN Sports 8, Live)*
In all, beIN Sports will broadcast more than 40 WTA tournaments this season on network TV and on its streaming service, beIN Sports Connect. Like most streaming services on the web, you'll be able to view the content after authenticating your cable subscription.
Be sure to bookmark Baseline’s TV Schedule for the latest event listings and start times, which are updated each weekend. And be sure to bookmark beinsports.com and tennischannel.com to access live streaming of tournaments around the world.
It wasn’t long ago that was nearly impossible to follow tennis in between the big events. But with advances in technology, an insatiable demand for live coverage and this guide to following the game, tennis has never been easier to find, no matter where—or how—you’re watching.