The women’s professional tennis tournnment The WTA Tour Championships sponsored by Sony Ericsson to be held Nov. 4-9 in Doha, Qatar. ESPN2 and Tennis Channel will cover the six-day 2008 Sony Ericsson Championships with more than 70 hours of high-definition coverage.
Tennis Channel will broadcast more than 32 hours of the game and ESPN2 will bring the singles final on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 12 p.m. ET. ESPN360.com will also present 24 hours of live coverage through Nov. 4-7.
2008 Sony Ericsson Championships Broadcast schedule on Tennis Channel And ESPN2
| Date | Event | Time (ET) | Network |
| Nov. 4 | Round-Robin Action | 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Tennis Channel |
| Nov. 5 | Round-Robin Action | 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Tennis Channel |
| Nov. 6 | Round-Robin Action | 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Tennis Channel |
| Nov. 7 | Round-Robin Action | 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Tennis Channel |
| Nov. 8 | Doubles Semifinals | 5 a.m.-8 a.m. | Tennis Channel |
| Nov. 8 | Singles Semifinals | 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Tennis Channel |
| Nov. 9 | Doubles Final | 7 a.m.-8:30 a.m. | Tennis Channel |
| Nov. 9 | Singles Final | 12 p.m.-2 p.m. | ESPN2 |
Victoria Quoss, executive vice president, programming and network strategy, Tennis Channel said “This year Tennis Channel will offer more coverage of the Sony Ericsson Championships than ever before on U.S. television, Audiences have never been able to see so much of the women’s year-end competition and drama live and in HD, as the world’s eight best players battle match after match all week long. The tournament is the climactic end to the entire season, and we’re excited that our viewers will be there for every point as the 2008 champion is crowned.”
Jason Bernstein, senior director, programming & acquisitions, ESPN said “It’s been a terrific year of women’s tennis with memorable matches and exciting action on ESPN2, and we’re pleased to cap the year with another championship event, this time from Doha, Qatar, This is a great way to finish 2008 and spring toward 2009 when we will televise all four Grand Slam events for the first time, beginning with the Australian Open in January.”
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