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xenon21
10-04-2012, 11:39
Not a huge surprise but nice to see it in writing

BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/17638833): Andy and BBC commit to queens till 2016
AllyB
10-04-2012, 11:39
From BBC Sportsday Live


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TENNISBritish number one Andy Murray has announced that he will continue to use the AEGON Championships, staged at London's Queen's Club, as his Wimbledon warm-up for at least the next five years, the Lawn Tennis Association has revealed. (http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/LTA-summer-grass-court-events/AEGON-Championships/News/2012/Andy-Murray-and-BBC-Commit-To-The-AEGON-Championships-Until-2018/)
The BBC has extended its agreement to broadcast the tournament. The event will receive at least 20 hours of live terrestrial television coverage every year until 2018.
Sallydaisy
10-04-2012, 11:57
Interesting news - and very good to see the BBC will be covering Queens!

Shame the tickets are so expensive!
JAMES4578
10-04-2012, 12:12
Definitely good news on both fronts!
Jan
10-04-2012, 12:33
excellent!
Sallydaisy
10-04-2012, 13:14
BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/17638833): Andy and BBC commit to queens till 2018

Think there must have been an error in the original announcement 'cos it now says:
Andy Murray and BBC commit to Queen's Club until 2016
Linda
10-04-2012, 18:30
I heard 2016 on the radio today. I guess that now Rafa isn't playing there, they've got a lot more spare money to pay Andy!
Caro
11-04-2012, 13:23
It's such a shame Rafa is not playing Queens. he seemed to really like the tournament.
Linda
11-04-2012, 13:48
He did like it. But for the past few years he's actually been losing money by playing there (has to pay more out in tax than he gets in winnings and appearance fee) so it really would be madness to keep on playing there. :sad:
Alis
11-04-2012, 17:43
I thought I had read that those ridiculous tax laws had been relaxed or is that just for the Olympics?
Jan
11-04-2012, 18:13
there was definitely something about them in the budget, but I don't know the details.
Linda
11-04-2012, 18:58
it's just for the Olympics. Although they did say in the Budget that they would change the way they calculate the number of days it's payable for. Anyway, Rafa's signed a three year deal with Halle now.