Tennis on TV Next Week: How to watch the Laver Cup, WTA Seoul and much more!
It is set to be a packed week on the tennis circuit, with the Asian swing getting underway to the seventh edition of the Laver Cup.
And we, at Tennishead, have all the information on how you can watch the likes of Carlos Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz, Daria Kasatkina, Emma Raducanu and many more next week:
How can you watch the Laver Cup?
Although the Grand Slams are over for 2024, the Laver Cup now feels like a mainstay on the ATP Tour with Berlin set to host the seventh edition of the event.
After Team Europe won the first four editions of the event, there has been somewhat of a momentum shift in the last couple of years with Team World getting back-to-back victories.
This year the team lineups are strong once again, despite the withdrawal of 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal.
Carlos Alcaraz will make his debut for Bjorn Borg’s Team Europe, and will be accompanied by Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud, Grigor Dimitrov and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
John McEnroe’s Team World will be led by US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, alongside Frances Tiafoe, Ben Shelton, Alejandro Tabilo, Francisco Cerundolo and Thanasi Kokkinakis.
Both Borg and McEnroe have captained their respective teams since the inaugural edition in 2017, but are set to be replaced by Yannick Noah and Andre Agassi after this year.
You can watch the 2024 Laver Cup on Eurosport and discovery+ in the United Kingdom, or on Tennis Channel in the United States of America.
For more information on how to watch tennis’ answer to the Ryder Cup in your location, visit the official event website here.
How can you watch WTA Seoul?
The biggest tour-level event of the week is in Seoul, having been upgraded to a WTA 500 tournament for the first time in its 20-year history.
However, the tournament has been subject to some major withdrawals, with Iga Swiatek, Jessica Pegula, Elena Rybakina and Emma Navarro all pulling out.
Despite this, top 20 players Daria Kasatkina, Liudmila Samsonova, Beatriz Haddad Maia and Diana Shnaider remain as the top four seeds.
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The only former champion returning to Seoul is seventh seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, who claimed the title back in 2022.
Emma Raducanu will also feature in the South Korean capital, as she plays her first tournament since losing in the first round of the US Open.
You can watch the Korea Open on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as in other parts of Europe, or on Tennis Channel in the United States of America.
For more information on how to watch the newly upgraded tournament in your location, visit the official WTA website here.
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How can you watch ATP Hangzhou?
The Chinese city of Hangzhou will make its debut on the ATP Tour next week, as it steps in to replace the 250 event in Zhuhai.
For the inaugural edition of this tournament, Holger Rune will be the top seed as he looks to put his first round defeat at the US Open behind him.
However, the Dane will face tough competition from the likes of Karen Khachanov, Tomas Martin Etcheverry and the player that beat him in New York, Brandon Nakashima.
There will also be high hopes for Chinese No.1 Zhizhen Zhang, who is the sixth seed at the ATP 250 tournament.
Wildcards have been awarded to 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic and Chinese hopeful Yibing Wu, who will be playing his first main tour event since April.
We’re excited to announce our first two wildcards 👀
Grand Slam champion Marin Cilic and Hangzhou’s very own Wu Yibing! 🙌#HangzhouOpen pic.twitter.com/9rJST7GZMZ
— Hangzhou Open (@HangzhouOpen) September 14, 2024
You can watch the Hangzhou Open on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Tennis Channel in the USA, or on Tennis TV worldwide.
For more information on how you can watch some the start of the Asian swing in your location, visit the official ATP website here.
How can you watch ATP Chengdu?
A more familiar location on the ATP calendar is Chengdu, which will be making its sixth appearance as a 250 level event next week.
This year’s tournament is headlined by Lorenzo Musetti, who will look to continue his impressive second half of the year after reaching the Wimbledon semi-finals and winning a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.
Musetti is the only top 20 player in the Chengdu draw, and will be joined by fellow top seeds Alexander Bublik, Nicolas Jarry, Pedro Martinez, Adrian Mannarino and Lorenzo Sonego.
🎾🔥 Watch Alexander Bublik rates his most electrifying shots! Want to catch more of these hot shots in action? Don’t miss him at the Chengdu Open—get ready for some serious tennis magic! 🌟 #ChengduOpen @atptour pic.twitter.com/Qx69azM0mS
— Chengdu Open (@ChengduOpen) September 5, 2024
Although there are no former champions returning to Chengdu, three previous runners-up in the form of the aforementioned Bublik, 2023 finalist Roman Safiullin and tour veteran Fabio Fognini will all be looking to go one better this year.
You can watch the Chengdu Open on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Tennis Channel in the USA, or on Tennis TV worldwide.
For more information on how you can watch some hard court action in your location, visit the official ATP website here.
How can you watch WTA Hua Hin 2?
After a vacant slot appeared in the WTA calendar this year, Hua Hin stepped in to make its second appearance of the year.
The Thai beach town hosted its usual WTA 250 event back in January, where Diana Shnaider took the title, and will be held in September for the first time in its history.
Although it is taking place in a different part of the calendar, a familiar face at the tournament will be returning as the top seed in Dayana Yastremska.
Yastremska won the inaugural Hua Hin tournament back in 2019 as an 18-year-old, and will be hoping for more success in Thailand this year.
The Ukrainian is not the only former champion returning, with Magda Linette also bidding to become the first multiple time champion at the event.
Some of the other seeds include Katerina Siniakova, Wang Xinyu, Wang Xiyu, Katie Volynets, Moyuka Uchijima and Varvara Gracheva.
You can watch the Thailand Open on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as in other parts of Europe, or on Tennis Channel in the United States of America.
For more information on how to watch the action on the iconic pink hard courts in your location, visit the official WTA website here.
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