Sunshine is coming back for the Sunshine Double.
Caroline Wozniacki, aka "Sunshine", will join Tennis Channel's commentary team for the network's BNP Paribas Open and Miami Open coverage this month.
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Tennis Channel's Indian Wells coverage is set to begin Wednesday, March 9, at 1 p.m. ET. The 2018 Australian Open champion will provide analysis during both March events.
Wozniacki won the 2011 singles championship in Indian Wells, and was runner up at the event in 2013 and 2010. She also reached the singles final in Miami in 2017. A favorite with players and fans alike while on tour, Wozniacki joins a Tennis Channel on-air lineup that includes Hall of Famers Martina Navratilova, Jim Courier, Tracy Austin, Lindsay Davenport, Pam Shriver and Andy Roddick in March.
“I can’t wait to join the team at Tennis Channel in Indian Wells and Miami,” said Wozniacki. “This is one of my favorite times of the tennis season and I have great memories at both tournaments.”
In all, Tennis Channel will provide more than 235 hours of combined live coverage from Indian Wells and Miami, with another 320 hours of encore matches for a total of more than 550 hours.
Viewers will have access to live matches all day followed by encore replays throughout the night and early morning up to the next day’s play (complete schedule below).
Indian Wells is set for March 9-20th. Telecasts generally begin at 1 p.m. ET daily with lead-in show Tennis Channel Live at the BNP Paribas Open. Close to 120 live hours are planned for the 12-day event, and more than 150 hours of encores. The men’s and women’s doubles finals take place Saturday, March 19, as part of a day session that begins at 2 p.m. ET following the lead-in show. The women’s and men’s singles finals take place Sunday, March 20, with Tennis Channel on air at 3 p.m. ET. In all, the network will devote more than 265 total hours to this year’s tournament.
From Tuesday, March 22-Sunday, April 3, Tennis Channel will be home to the Miami Open. Live coverage most of the 13 days runs from 11 a.m. until after midnight, as Tennis Channel Live at the Miami Open caps each day’s competition. The network will show more than 120 live hours of matches in South Florida this year, and 170 encore hours for 290 overall. Championship weekend will begin Saturday, April 2, at 1 p.m. ET, with the women’s singles and men’s doubles finals. The men’s singles and women’s doubles championships are scheduled for Sunday, April 3, also at 1 p.m. ET.
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