Nine and Stan Sport sign landmark US Open deal

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Nine has secured exclusive rights to the US Open tennis for 3 years, opening successful 2022, making Nine the location of each 4 expansive slam tournaments.

Wide World of Sports, on with Stan Sport, volition bring viewers each the enactment from New York, a Grand Slam afloat of the large names and the champion storylines.

This year's tournament, which wrapped up earlier this week, saw Daniil Medvedev contradict Novak Djokovic a calendar twelvemonth Grand Slam, portion Emma Raducanu completed an historical triumph to go the archetypal qualifier ever to triumph a large title.

Watch Nick Kyrgios, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and the game's biggest stars astatine the Laver Cup, with each lucifer streaming ad-free, unrecorded and on-demand lone connected Stan Sport from September 25. Start your 7-day escaped proceedings here!

"We are thrilled to person 1 of the world's astir prestigious sporting events successful the US Open coming to Nine and Stan Sport. Today's breathtaking announcement makes america the exclusive location of each 4 tennis Grand Slams," said Nine's manager of sport, Brent Williams. 

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"With the Australian Open, Wimbledon, Roland Garros and present the US Open, we person expanded some our FTA and unrecorded streaming offering, with unprecedented sum of elite tennis each twelvemonth round.  

"We are excited that fans volition beryllium capable to entree each superstar player, each thrilling lucifer and each azygous constituent of these iconic tournaments connected a Nine platform."

Daniil Medvedev and Novak Djokovic stock a laughter during the trophy presumption (Getty)

The woody makes Nine and Stan Sport the existent location of tennis successful Australia, with each 4 Grand Slam tournaments, the Davis Cup, Billie Jean King Cup, Laver Cup, and the Australian summertime tournaments starring up to the Australian Open, headlined by the ATP Cup.

"We person ever admired the Nine Network's sum of the Australian Open, truthful we cognize that the US Open has recovered a large location connected Nine and Stan Sport," said Lew Sherr from the USTA. 

"They person a proven commitment to tennis and a demonstrated quality to elevate and integrate the sport's presumption crossed each their platforms." 

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