Grand Slam Coverage
Tennis Channel scored a significant coup in August 2006, when it was announced that it had procured U.S. cable television rights for the French Open beginning in 2007. In January 2007, Tennis Channel gained rights to televise the Australian Open. Tennis Channel also gained broadcast rights for the US Open, with cable coverage of each event being shared with ESPN2.
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