Eurosport announces that it has secured a three year agreement to be the European broadcaster of the new ATP Geneva Open. The partnership will run from 2015 to 2017. The deal includes exclusive* TV and digital rights across all 54 territories covered by Eurosport in Europe.
The Geneva Open has joined the ATP World Tour 250 series and will be played on outdoor clay courts at the Tennis Club de Genève at the Parc des Eaux-Vives. The tournament returns to the Swiss city for the first time since 1991. From 1980 to 1991 it was played and won by some of the greats from the sport including Björn Borg, Mats Wilander and Thomas Muster. The 2015 Geneva Open will take place from 17 to 23 May.
2014 Australian Open Champion Stan Wawrinka is already committed to play in 2015, 2016 and 2017 editions. He will be joined by other world-class players looking to fine-tune their performance on clay in preparation for the French Open which begins the following week.
Today’s announcement is the perfect complement to Eurosport’s unrivalled Grand Slam tennis coverage, which includes the Australian, French and US Opens. This coverage is enhanced by a selection of ATP and WTA tournaments delivering fans a total of 2,300 hours of TV coverage on Eurosport and Eurosport 2, including over 1,000 hours live.
*non-exclusive coverage in Switzerland