Tennis Channel to Provide Coverage of Serena Williams’ Court Return

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Tennis Channel air live Serena Williams’ return to the court with its U.S. Fed Cup team coverage this weekend, the network said Thursday.

Williams, who last competed in the 2017 Australian Open before taking time off due to her pregnancy, will join sister Venus, CoCo Vandeweghe and Lauren Davis on the US Fed Cup team when it competes against the Netherlands. Tennis Channel said it will cover live two singles matches on Feb. 10, as well as two singles matches and a doubles match on Sunday.

Last year the U.S. team won the Fed Cup championship against Belarus.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.