Gravity Media, the leading force in production and content, media services and facilities, today confirmed a successful collaboration with Southfields and Tennis Australia that saw Gravity Media implement the broadcast technology and television production undertaking for the second round Qualifiers of the Davis Cup – the biggest men’s team event in tennis – in The Netherlands and Australia.
This global event featured some of the world’s best tennis players, and took place across multiple venues internationally, with Gravity Media onsite in two locations of the second round Qualifiers.
The Netherlands was represented by Jesper de Jong, Botic van de Zandschulp, Guy Den Ouden, Sander Arends and Sem Verbeek will play Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Francisco Comesana, Horacio Zeballos and Andres Molteni at The Hague’s Martiniplaza across 12th to 13th September.
Australia was represented by Alex de Minaur, Alexei Popyrin, Jordan Thompson and Matthew Ebden will play Belgium’s Zizou Bergs, Raphael Collignon, Kimmer Coppejans, Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen at Sydney Olympic Park Tennis center’s Ken Rosewall Arena across 13th to 14th September.
The undertaking for the qualifying round in Sydney added further depth to Gravity Media’s long-term partnership with Tennis Australia in the delivery of broadcast technology and production requirements for the Laver Cup, the Billie Jean Cup, the Australian Open and Australia’s summer of tennis.
As part of the partnership with Tennis Australia and Southfields, Gravity Media accessed internationally acknowledged camera and broadcast and production technologies coupled with cellular and cloud-based solutions.
In a major production undertaking, Gravity Media deployed seven cameras in the Netherlands and 13 cameras in Australia, alongside state-of-the-art high definition outside broadcast truck technology.
The Davis Cup qualifying round was broadcast on the 9Network in Australia, Ziggo Sport in the Netherlands and globally on international broadcasters.
Kevin Vandoorne, Broadcast & Media Technical Manager at Tennis Australia commented:
“Our partnership is built on trust, collaboration, and understanding – by combining our vision with their broadcast expertise, we ensured a seamless production and a truly successful event.”
Ben Madgwick, Sales Director at Gravity Media in Australia stated:
“Gravity Media partnered with Tennis Australia to provide broadcast technical services for the second round Qualifier of the Davis Cup in Sydney Olympic Park. This was the first Davis Cup tie on home soil in three years and utilized our extensive tennis broadcast experience to ensure flawless coverage and meet the event’s content requirements.”
Lex Meijer, Senior Account Manager at Gravity Media in The Netherlands commented:
“Gravity Media NL and Southfields have been long-standing partners for the coverage of Davis Cup matches in the Netherlands. They draw on our many years of tennis production experience to ensure flawless coverage and to meet the event’s content requirements.”
