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“The grass-court season is synonymous with British summer,” said Alex Kay-Jelski, Director of BBC Sport.
“For BBC Sport it marks the start of a huge summer of women’s sporting events, kicking off with the women’s tournament at Queen’s.”
The deal also includes rights to show LTA events at Eastbourne and Nottingham, in the fortnight before the Wimbledon Championships begin.
“This year promises to be the LTA’s best grass-court season yet, with women and men competing in all our events for the very first time,” said Chris Pollard, the LTA managing director of commercial and operations.
The Queen’s Club women’s main-draw event begins on 9 June, with the men’s tournament starting on 16 June. Wimbledon begins on 30 June.
