Emma Raducanu: Channel 4 to show US Open final against Leylah Fernandez live - BBC Sport
British teenager Emma Raducanu's history-making US Open final against Leylah Fernandez will be shown live on Channel 4.
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Coverage: Live radio commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds, BBC Sport website and app, with live text commentary and match report on the website and app

British teenager Emma Raducanu's history-making US Open final against Canada's Leylah Fernandez will be available to watch live on network television after Amazon Prime agreed a deal with Channel 4.

The match, which is due to start at 21:00 BST on Saturday, 11 September, will also be live on BBC Radio 5 Live.

Amazon's Prime Video streaming service has had exclusive UK broadcast rights for the final Grand Slam of the year.

But a deal has been struck with Channel 4, with Amazon pledging to reinvest that money - believed to be a seven-figure sum, according to the Press Association - into British women's tennis to help fund the next generation of players.

"Emma's journey from qualification through to the US Open final at the age of 18 is a truly magical story for British sport and we think it's important that we extend our coverage to as many people as possible to support her in this historic moment for women's tennis," said Alex Green, managing director of Prime Video Sport Europe.

Channel 4's chief content officer Ian Katz added: "We're glad to have worked with Prime Video and pulled out all the stops to get it on air."

The live radio commentary will also be available be on BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app, which will additionally have live text commentary and in-depth coverage of the match.

The agreement means a planned BBC highlights show that was scheduled for Sunday will no longer take place.
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