Hopman Cup for ONE

The Hopman Cup has confirmed its new television partnership with ONE HD, following the end of its 15 year deal with the ABC in April.

The Perth-based event will see a daily session on ONE plus 20 hours of coverage on TEN.

“This is such an exciting time for the event,” said Tournament Director, Paul McNamee. “We are delighted to partner up with the newest player in Australian tennis being the TEN Network, and our viewers will no doubt enjoy the fresh perspective of our telecast.

“And it’s a spectacular line up. Some of the biggest and most celebrated names in the sport will play-off for the coveted diamond-encrusted trophies in January, Justine Henin will become the 22nd number one to participate and it is fantastic that Perth fans will get to see her in action”.

The teams announced today are:

* USA – Serena Williams and John Isner
* Serbia – Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic
* Belgium – Justine Henin and Steve Darcis
* France – Kristina Mladenovic and Gael Monfils
* Australia – Lleyton Hewitt (partner tbc)

Remaining teams will be announced in October.

The 2011 event runs from 1-8 January at Perth’s Burswood Dome.