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ELEVEN Secures WTA Rights For Portugal Until 2023

March 2, 2021

ELEVEN has secured Women’s Tennis Association rights in Portugal for three seasons, from 2021-23.

ELEVEN will broadcast the WTA Finals and WTA 1000 tournaments LIVE across its linear and digital channels, making a total of 10 tournaments a season available to Portuguese tennis fans (full schedule below).

The WTA Tour features the best tennis players in the world, including Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams Simona Halep and Ashleigh Barty.

The WTA rights will sit alongside ELEVEN’s ATP 250 coverage and a host of premium LIVE sport including the UEFA Champions League, LaLiga, Bundesliga F1 and NFL.

Jorge Pavão de Sousa, Managing Director of ELEVEN Portugal, said: “We’re delighted to bring top women’s tennis to ELEVEN Portugal, to further strengthen a content offering that also the ATP 250, UEFA Champions League, LaLiga, F1 and much more.”

Micky Lawler, WTA President, added: “We are thrilled that the WTA will be part of ELEVEN’s new broadcast line-up. We look forward to bringing the very best of women’s tennis to the screens of our Portuguese fans.”

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