Sky Sports announce huge deal to show major sport event and reveal presenters as fans say ‘why did this take so long?’

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SKY SPORTS have announced a huge new deal to show ATP and WTA Tour Tennis.

An announcement from the broadcaster revealed the deal will run for five years.

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The deal will allow more than 80 tournaments and 4,000 matches to be shown every year from 2024.

It comes after Sky landed rights to broadcast the US Open again in 2023.

The announcement also saw the broadcaster reveal its presenter and punditry lineup.

Courage will be presented by Gigi Salmon.

Salmon will be joined by Tim Henman and Laura Robson who will offer their analysis on punditry.

Match commentary of games will be done by Jonathan Overend.

Coverage will include the combined Masters 1000 events taking place in Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome, and Cincinnati as well as the Nitto ATP Finals and WTA Finals.

The two tours had previously been broadcast by Amazon Prime.

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Sky UK and Ireland CEO Stephen van Rooyen said: “This is a fantastic time to see the ATP and WTA Tours on Sky Sports across our markets, as tennis enters a new era with fresh and exciting talent making their way to the top of the sport.

“We are committed to bringing the two Tours together to elevate both male and female stars, and deliver world-class coverage of the 80 events across 48 weeks of the year; creating a brand-new home for tennis fans.”