Tennis Australia’s Rally for Relief, in aid of the Australian bushfire relief efforts, will be broadcast live on Eurosport on Wednesday, 15 January.
The exhibition match will feature a host of the world’s top players on the iconic Rod Laver Arena court in Melbourne, with all proceeds from the event going to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal.
Screened on Eurosport 1 and online via Eurosport Player, Rally for Relief will start at 8am with Eurosport’s coverage to include call-to-action messages throughout on how viewers can donate.
Rally for Relief is part of the broader Aces for Bushfire Relief program launched by Tennis Australia in response to the devastating bushfire crisis across the country.
As broadcast partner of the Australian Open, Eurosport will support the #Aces4BushFireRelief activity by both pledging money for every ace hit during the tournament, as well as providing European-wide promotion of Tennis Australia’s effort to raise money for the bushfire relief.
Andrew Georgiou, president of Eurosport and global sport rights for Discovery, said:
“We are all deeply saddened by the devastating events that have been unfolding in Australia. Naturally, our thoughts and prayers are with everyone that has been affected by the bushfires and with those fire fighters whose commitment to fight the fire can only be described as super-human.
“At Discovery and Eurosport, we are only too happy to support Tennis Australia’s activity where we can, whether that be through the screening of the brilliant Rally for Relief event or via promoting #Aces4BushFireRelief fund raising initiative across Europe.”
You can donate to the cause at Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery and follow the #Aces4BushFireRelief campaign across social media for updates.
🎾 Rally for Relief
📅 Wednesday 15 January
⏰ 08:00 GMT
🗺️ Melbourne
📺 Eurosport 1
📱💻🖥 Eurosport PlayerJoin the likes of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Serena and Kyrgios at the iconic Rod Laver Court as they play in aid of the Australian bushfire relief efforts 🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/47HYslpojF
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) January 13, 2020
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