FORMER BRITISH NUMBER ONE HENMAN JOINS EUROSPORT RANKS FOR ROLAND-GARROS

Henman, a former Roland-Garros semi-finalist, will be based in London as part of Eurosport’s international coverage offering his expert analysis from the mixed-reality Eurosport Cube studio which has already proved to be a huge hit with players and viewers alike. He will be on air from today (Saturday).

An experienced broadcaster since calling time on a distinguished playing career in 2007, Henman joins Eurosport’s line-up of unrivalled of tennis experts that already includes Boris Becker (Eurosport International and Eurosport Germany), Mats Wilander (Eurosport International), Chris Evert (Eurosport International), John McEnroe (Eurosport International), Alex Corretja (Eurosport International and Spain), Roberta Vinci (Eurosport Italy), Henri Leconte (Eurosport France) and Barbara Schett (Eurosport International).

Tim Henman said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Eurosport for the remainder of Roland-Garros. I’m especially excited to be stepping into the Eurosport Cube which should be a brilliant experience. Given the current restrictions to being onsite, it will be great to be face-to-face with the players as we analyse their performances, even if only virtually. 

“I can’t wait to team up with Barbara. We’ve known each other for many years so it should be fun to get in the studio together to break down the business end of the tournament.”

Scott Young, Senior Vice President, Production and Content at Eurosport, added: “I am delighted to be welcoming someone with the pedigree of Tim to our team, he joins an already illustrious line-up of tennis experts for our coverage of Roland-Garros.

“To have Tim offer his own respected analysis and opinions from the Eurosport Cube – an innovation which continues to turn heads not only in the world of broadcasting, but in tennis too – is a fantastic endorsement for the product and our wider coverage of Grand Slam tennis.”

All courts and all matches from Roland-Garros throughout the tournament  - amounting to over 300 hours of live action – are available on the Eurosport app.

Tim Henman Biography:
Tim Henman is one of Britain’s most decorated tennis players, having reached as high as number four in the world on three different occasions between 2002 and 2004. In a professional playing career spanning 14 years (1993-2007), the Oxford-born Henman made the final of 28 ATP events, winning 11 of them and reached six Grand Slam semi-finals. Partnered with Neil Broad, Henman also claimed a silver medal in the men’s doubles event at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.