Originally Posted by Jenny1986:
“I don't think that's too hypocritical. That's a meh tournament being slightly less meh. If Rafa won (i'm laughing at the thought) i'd still think the tournament was rubbish from a spectator standpoint. It would just be nice on his CV.
I spoke to Sky today, they offered a good deal for 12 months, about £30 off what i'm currently paying. It would be £66 but BT Sport is an extra £19.99 a month which seems a bit pricey. I'm wondering about skipping BT Sport and looking into a Tennis TV sub instead. I know they don't show slams but does BT Sport show slams? Does anyone know if the 2 are comparable?
The only real drawback is broadband. I currently have 200Mbps fibre, but i'll be dropping to 38Mbps if I change. That's a big difference but I'm not sure how much it will affect me day to day. I use the internet and stream all the time so i'm torn.”
If you just want Sky sports for tennis you really only need a 6 months a year subscription.
They have lots of coverage from early March to mid May - from Dubai to Rome with only Rotterdam in early Feb before then. Then nothing bar Hamburg from mid May to mid August. You then have Canada and Cinncy for two to three weeks but obviously no US coverage now. And then the final run in from China in mid October to the WTF in mid November although they do cover that Asian exhibition event in December sometimes.
So time it right and you will save money.
BT has no slams coverage although that could change post 2017 if they bid for the rights coming up. Eurosport has 3 of the slams now incl full US coverage plus Davis cup plus the UK grass court season and lots of the minor men's and women's events.
Tennis tv is ok but it's pricey per month - they used to have a much cheap app subscription but dropped it. Of course it's tailored for international audiences and they do cover some of the more osbcure tournaments.
And the challenger events are broadcast for free via livestream - a free way to see middle tier men's tennis every week.