Sky Sports To Win US Open Broadcast Rights
Sky Sports is set to secure the UK broadcasting rights for the US Open, according to The Times.
It is thought Emma Raducanu’s recent rise has enticed Sky to outbid Amazon for this year’s tournament. Aged 18, she became the first qualifier in history to win a Grand Slam title when she lifted the trophy in Flushing Meadows last year, failing to drop a set through three qualifying matches and seven main-draw matches.
Her triumph was watched by more than nine million in Britain after Amazon Prime agreed on a deal with Channel 4 to simulcast the final on free-to-air TV.
Amazon Prime currently hold the rights to the ATP and WTA tournaments and have broadcast the US Open since 2018 but will lose the final Major of the year after this year.
The move will see tennis return to Sky Sports screens in the UK three years after the broadcaster removed all tennis from its offering.
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