Tennis on ESPN

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Tennis on ESPN
Created by ESPN
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodesN/A
Production
Running time120 minutes+
Original release
Network ESPN
ESPN2
ESPN3
ESPN on ABC
ESPN+
Release1979 (1979) 
present

The sport of tennis has been televised by the properties of ESPN since 1979 and for ABC since 2006.

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Current tournaments and competitions covered by ESPN include Australian Open, The Championships, Wimbledon and the US Open. Non-Grand Slam events are no longer on ESPN. [1]

Tournaments

Current

Former

Leagues

ESPN Tennis announcers

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