– Singles star Milos Raonic and world No. 4 doubles ace Daniel Nestor lead Canada vs. Italy –
– Pre-game show features latest news and analysis from Sportsnet Davis Cup panel –
– Multiplatform coverage across television and digital, including live streaming on RogersAnyPlaceTV.com and Rogers Anyplace TV app –
TORONTO (April 4, 2013) Canada’s bid for a place in the World Group semifinals begins tomorrow vs. Italy, and Sportsnet will be there to serve up the action all-weekend long beginning on Friday, April 5 at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT on Sportsnet ONE. (See full broadcast schedule below).
Every match of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas quarter-final will be available live on Sportsnet, as well as on Rogers Anyplace TV and Rogers AnyplaceTV app.
Below are the key details of the extensive coverage of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas across the Sportsnet and Rogers Anyplace TV platforms:
- Davis Cup Preview Show – Friday, April 5 at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT on Sportsnet ONE
- The 30-min show will set up the weekend matches with the latest news and analysis of Team Canada and their historic run in the 2013 Davis Cup competition
- Jesse Levine Feature – In between Friday’s matches, Sportsnet’s Arash Madani speaks with Canadian-born, and second-highest ranked singles player, Jesse Levine on his recent decision to once again compete for Canada after growing up in the U.S.
- Sportsnet’s Rob Faulds calls play-by-play alongside analyst Robert Bettauer, a former Canadian Davis Cup team member, while Arash Madani reports from courtside. Host Brad Fay and analyst Damien Cox round out the broadcast team in Vancouver
- All-weekend on sportsnet.ca
- Live, running updates on sportsnet.ca, including a dedicated Davis Cup quarter-final page with schedule and results
- Previews and feature stories from writer Martin MacMahon, and contributions from tennis blogger Caroline Cameron
- Live stream of all USA vs. Serbia quarter-final matches on sportsnet.ca
- Rogers Anyplace TV
- Rogers digital television customers can live stream Sportsnet’s television coverage of the Davis Cup on their computer with RogersAnyplaceTV.com
- Rogers wireless customers will have access to live streaming of Sportsnet’s television coverage of the Davis Cup on their smartphones with the Rogers Anyplace TV mobile app, available through the Apple App Store, Google Play and BlackBerry App World
Television Broadcast Schedule – Davis Cup by BNP Paribas
*Schedule subject to change
Friday, April 5 – 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT (Sportsnet ONE)
Day 1 – Singles matches
Italy No. 1 vs. Canada No. 2
Canada No. 1 vs. Italy No. 2
Saturday, April 6 – 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario and Pacific)
Day 2 – Doubles match
Canada vs. Italy
Sunday, April 7 – 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT (Sportsnet Ontario, West and Pacific)
Day 3 – Singles matches
Italy No. 1 vs. Canada No. 1
Canada No. 2 vs. Italy No. 2
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