{"id":6141,"date":"2015-09-16T10:54:20","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T01:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nt\/?p=6141"},"modified":"2015-09-16T10:54:20","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T01:24:20","slug":"get-court-up-in-the-davis-cup-world-group-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nt\/news\/2015\/09\/16\/get-court-up-in-the-davis-cup-world-group-semi-finals","title":{"rendered":"Get Court Up in the Davis Cup World Group Semi-Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Seven\u2019s Davis Cup Tennis: Aussies head to Great Britain to battle old enemy<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2>\n<strong>World Group Semi Final LIVE on 7TWO and 7tennis.com.au<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>(11 September 2015) Fresh from their miracle 3-2 comeback quarter final win, the Aussies trek to Glasgow aiming for a Davis Cup Final berth in Lleyton Hewitt\u2019s final playing campaign for his country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bernard Tomic<\/strong> returns to the fold after his omission against Kazakhstan. The big-serving Sam Groth gives the Aussies versatility in singles and doubles and rising star Thanasi Kokkinakis rounds out the team.<br \/>\n<strong>Andy Murray<\/strong> leads the British team in their quest to win the Davis Cup for the 10th time, but it would be their first since 1936. Led by the World No. 2, the Brits have risen from the verge of relegation in the lowest level of competition, Zone Group III to World Group semi finalists.<br \/>\nSeven\u2019s broadcast will be hosted by Todd Woodbridge with expert commentary from former Davis Cup star John Fitzgerald.<\/p>\n<p><em>All of the action from Glasgow, Britain will be live and free on 7TWO and 7tennis.com.au<\/p>\n<p><\/em>Seven\u2019s live coverage will also be available on any connected device through 7tennis.com.au. The dedicated new app \u2013 available free in the IOS App store and Android Play store \u2013 along with complementary and responsive websites available on desktop and mobile web provides for the live-streaming of the Davis Cup.<\/p>\n<p>This development follows the success of Seven\u2019s anywhere, anytime coverage of Royal Ascot, the FINA World Swimming Championships and Wimbledon. Also slated for \u201clive and free sport on your mobile anywhere, anytime\u201d is the Seven Network\u2019s upcoming coverage of the major golf tournaments: The Australian Masters, The Australian Open and The Australian PGA Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Seven is building its digital television platform beyond broadcast television with a significant streaming presence and is well-advanced in the further delivery of its video and digital content across an array of delivery platforms, including HbbTV (Hybrid TV) to further strengthen its broadcast television business and extend to one-on-one connected communications with mass audiences.<\/p>\n<p>In a landmark development, Seven will commence live-streaming of its three broadcast television channels \u2013 Seven, 7TWO and 7mate &#8211; across all delivery platforms and in all Seven-owned capital cities and regions from 1 December. The launch of this new initiative builds on Seven\u2019s market-leading AVOD service, PLUS7, which sits within Yahoo7. PLUS7 will now deliver Live and Catchup, complementing the company\u2019s expanding presence in SVOD with its Presto partnership with Foxtel.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6142 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nt\/files\/2015\/09\/Davis-Cup-Semis.jpg\" alt=\"Davis Cup Semis\" width=\"851\" height=\"315\" \/><br \/>\nTV Broadcast times:<br \/>\nFriday September 18, Saturday September 19 &amp; Sunday September 20<br \/>\nDavis Cup Days 1-3 \u2013 Great Britain v Australia<br \/>\nSyd 10pm LIVE on 7TWO<br \/>\nMelb 10pm LIVE on 7TWO<br \/>\nBris 10pm LIVE on 7TWO<br \/>\nAdel 9.30am LIVE on 7TWO<br \/>\nPerth 8pm LIVE on 7TWO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven\u2019s Davis Cup Tennis: Aussies head to Great Britain to battle old enemy World Group Semi Final LIVE on 7TWO and 7tennis.com.au (11 September 2015) Fresh from their miracle 3-2 comeback quarter final win, the Aussies trek to Glasgow aiming for a Davis Cup Final berth in Lleyton Hewitt\u2019s final playing campaign for his country. 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