Davis Cup International Team Competition Returns this Week, Only on Tennis Channel

Network and its Platforms will Have Exclusive Live Coverage of 16-Nation Group Stage September 13-18, with Winners Advancing to November Finals

Daily, Multi-Hour Match Blocks Planned for Tennis Channel,
Subscription Service Tennis Channel Plus and Free Samsung TV Plus Channel T2

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12, 2022 – Tennis Channel will offer exclusive, live coverage of the Davis Cup Finals Group Stage across multiple platforms Sept. 13-18, including the three matches the United States will play in Glasgow, Scotland, Sept. 14-17. The network will carry Davis Cup competition on its original linear television network, its subscription streaming service Tennis Channel Plus and T2 – its second linear television network – which is free on Samsung TV Plus. The daily, multi-hour action begins Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 9 a.m. ET (schedule information below).

Since 1900 Davis Cup has determined the best country in men’s tennis, with the United States winning a record 32 cups. The Americans’ most recent title came in 2017. Teams representing 16 countries will meet in four cities this week, separated into four groups of four each. Each team will play three matches against the others in its group, with the top-two teams in each pool advancing to the Davis Cup Finals in late November.

The United States Davis Cup team will play Britain Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 11 a.m. ET. Its next match will be against Kazakhstan, Thursday, Sept. 15, also at 11 a.m. ET. The Americans will wrap their group-stage schedule with Netherlands on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 9 a.m. ET. All matches will be on Tennis Channel.

The network will devote close to 50 live television hours to Davis Cup Finals Group Stage coverage, with more than 40 encore hours. Longtime commentator and former players Leif Shiras (@ShirasLeif) and Jan-Michael Gambill (@JanmikeGambill), along with announcer Ari Wolf, will man Tennis Channel’s Davis Cup desk.

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