TV GUIDE: How to watch 2024 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships including Iga SWIATEK in semi-finals action
WTA
The Dubai
Duty Free Championships will witness its 24th edition, taking place from the
18th to the 24th of February 2024. The second WTA 1000 event of the season will
conclude the Middle East Swing before the 'Sunshine Double' in the United
States and will feature prominent figures from the WTA Tour.
Dubai will
mark Aryna Sabalenka's return after her Australian Open triumph, as she opted
to skip the Qatar Open last week for some well-deserved rest. The Belarusian is
the second seed and will need to deliver a strong performance to maintain her
position against Iga Swiatek's pursuit of the world No. 1 spot.
Precisely,
the Polish player will be the top favourite, especially following her third
consecutive Qatar Open title on Saturday, February 17, defeating Elena Rybakina
7-6(8), 6-2. The Kazakhstani player will be the fourth seed in a main draw
featuring only 15 players within the top-20.
Injuries
have led to the absence of the defending champion Barbora Krejcikova (No. 12),
who will experience a significant drop in the rankings. Additionally, Jessica
Pegula (No. 5), Karolina Muchova (No. 10), Madison Keys (No. 16), and Petra
Kvitova (No. 18), due to her pregnancy, will not be participating.
Here you can check where to follow the television broadcasts
of the tournament in your region:
| COUNTRY | Channel |
| ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURUNDI, BURKINA FASO, CAMEROON, CAPE VERDE, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, COMOROS, CONGO DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, CONGO REPUBLIC, IVORY COAST (OR COTE D’IVOIRE), DJIBOUTI, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, GABON, GAMBIA, GHANA, GUINEA, GUINEA BISSAU, KENYA, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, MADAGASCAR, MALAWI, MALI, MAURITANIA, MAURITIUS, MAYOTTE, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMIBIA, NIGER, NIGERIA, REUNION, RWANDA, SAO TOME & PRINCIPE, SENEGAL, SEYCHELLES, SIERRA LEONE, ST HELENA & ASCENSION, SOCOTRA, SOMALIA, SOMALILAND, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH SUDAN, SUDAN, SWAZILAND, TANZANIA, TOGO, UGANDA, ZANZIBAR, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE | SuperSport |
| ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, MOLDOVA, TAJIKISTAN, TURKMENISTAN AND UZBEKISTAN | Setanta Sports |
| AUSTRALIA | beIN |
| AUSTRIA | Sky Sports |
| BELGIUM | Play Sports, Telenet |
| BENIN, BURUNDI, BURKINA FASO, CAMEROON, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CONGO REPUBLIC, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, IVORY COAST, GABON, GUINEA, MADAGASCAR, MALI, MAURITIUS, NIGER, RWANDA, SENEGAL, SEYCHELLES, TOGO (1000S AND FINALS) | New World TV |
| BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, CROATIA, MONTENEGRO, NORTH MACEDONIA, SERBIA, SLOVENIA | SportKlub |
| CANADA | TVA Sports, DAZN, TSN |
| CARIBBEAN | SportsMax |
| CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA | ESPN / Star Plus |
| CHINESE TAIPEI | Sportcast |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | Canal +, AMC Networks |
| DENMARK | TV2 |
| ESTONIA | Setanta |
| FRANCE & TERRITORIES | beIN |
| GERMANY | Sky Sports |
| GREECE & CYPRUS | Nova Sports |
| HONG KONG | Now TV |
| HUNGARY | Network4, Match4 |
| INDIA | Tennis Channel |
| INDONESIA | Reddentes |
| ISRAEL | Charlton |
| ITALY, SAN MARINO, VATICAN CITY & SOUTHERN TYROL | Sky Sports |
| JAPAN | DAZN |
| KOSOVO | Kujtesa |
| LATVIA | Setanta |
| LIECHTENSTEIN | Sky Sports |
| LITHUANIA | Setanta |
| LUXEMBOURG | Sky Sports |
| NEW ZEALAND | TVNZ |
| PHILIPPINES | TAPDMV |
| POLAND | Canal + |
| PORTUGAL | Eleven Sports |
| ROMANIA | DigiSport |
| SINGAPORE | StarHub |
| SLOVAKIA | Canal +, AMC Networks |
| SOUTH KOREA | CJ ENM |
| SPAIN | TennisTV, DAZN, TVE, TV3 |
| SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA | SuperSport |
| SWITZERLAND | Sky Sports |
| THAILAND | Truevision |
| TURKEY | beIN Digiturk |
| UKRAINE | Setanta |
| UK & IRELAND | Sky Sports |
| USA & TERRITORIES | Tennis Channel |
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