Doha, January 12 (QNA) – BeIN Media Group, and its flagship sports channel beIN Sports, will broadcast live and exclusive coverage of the 111th edition of the Australian Open 2023 across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The championship is due to be held Jan.16-29.
The media giant will give more than 40 hours of live action daily coverage, broadcast across four channels in both Arabic and English.
BeIN Sports 5, the dedicated tennis channel for the tournament, will showcase the mens pre-finals, semi-finals, and finals from the Road Laver Arena, with both Arabic and English commentary. Meanwhile, beIN Sports 6 and 7 will broadcast from the Margaret Court Arena and John Cain Arena, respectively. BeIN Sports 2 English will air a world feed with commentary in English, ensuring comprehensive coverage of all the matches.
BeIN Sports’ coverage will be supported by commentary from seasoned professionals. To complement the live coverage, fans can also watch a variety of supporting and behind-the-scenes documentaries, previews, and daily highlights, starting with a pre-tournament documentary in Arabic on Saturday, Jan. 14. From Jan. 16, 14 daily highlights episodes in English will be aired, each 26 minutes long, providing mini-matches and daily updates.
The 111th edition of the Grand Slam tournament, featuring the world’s top-ranked players, boasts the largest prize pool in the tournaments history, with over AUD $100m up for grabs.
BeIN Sports has been the home of tennis in the region for years. The global sports broadcaster has been providing coverage of the Australian Open since 2005, in addition to Roland-Garros, Wimbledon and US Open as well as many Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and a number of Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tournaments. (QNA)
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