Published on November 24th, 2025
Location: United Kingdom
Sky Sports Secures UK & Ireland Broadcast Rights for UTS London Grand Final
London, UK, 24 November 2025 – SPORTFIVE is proud to announce that Sky Sports has secured the broadcast rights for the UTS London Grand Final, taking place December 5–7 2025, at London’s Copper Box Arena. This marks the first time Sky Sports will broadcast a Ultimate Tennis Showdown tournament, bringing the event’s fast-paced, breakthrough format to fans across the UK and Ireland on Sky Sports Tennis.
The agreement, facilitated by SPORTFIVE, underscores the agency’s commitment to growing innovative sports entertainment properties and delivering premium live sporting experiences to leading broadcast partners.
Created to appeal to new and existing tennis audiences, the UTS format features a dynamic and dramatic twist on traditional tennis:
Eight elite players competing across two round-robin groups
Top four advance to the semi-finals
Players are guaranteed a minimum of three matches each
Finalists will contest five matches over three days
Matches consist of four 8-minute quarters, with timing paused during 3-minute breaks
First player to win 3 quarters wins the match
If tied 2–2, a dramatic ‘Sudden Death’ decider determines the winner
This innovative format delivers fast-paced, high-drama tennis designed for both live audiences and broadcast viewers.
UTS is a truly innovative property that challenges the traditional tennis format while delivering high-energy, entertaining competition for a broad audience. Sky Sports is the ideal partner to help elevate this event in a key market, and we are confident that UK and Irish viewers will embrace this fresh take on the sport.
Karsten Mahlmann, Senior Vice President International Media, SPORTFIVE
The UTS London Grand Final will feature a standout field of international stars, including, Alex de Minaur – 2024 UTS Grand Final Champion, Jack Draper – British No. 1 and 2023 UTS Grand Final Champion, Andrey Rublev, Tomas Machac, Adrian Mannarino, Casper Ruud, Francisco Cerúndolo and David Goffin.
British favourite Jack Draper returns to UTS following his 2023 title-winning performance, giving home fans the chance to support him on UK soil.
Patrick Mouratoglou, UTS founder, said: “We’re really excited to be joining forces with Sky Sports for this year’s Grand Final in London. Sky Sports commitment to redefining tennis coverage is something UTS resonates with and it makes this partnership feel especially inspiring. Together, we’re looking forward to giving fans across Britain a fresh, unforgettable experience of tennis.”
“We are delighted to be partnering with Sky Sports for the very first time on Ultimate Tennis Showdown,” said Karsten Mahlmann, Senior Vice President International Media at SPORTFIVE. “UTS is a truly innovative property that challenges the traditional tennis format while delivering high-energy, entertaining competition for a broad audience. Sky Sports is the ideal partner to help elevate this event in a key market, and we are confident that UK and Irish viewers will embrace this fresh take on the sport.”
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About SPORTFIVE
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ABOUT UTS
Conceived by renowned coach and entrepeneur Patrick Mouratoglou, UTS is designed to be tennis like never before with an innovative format to engage and entertain. In 2025 the UTS Tour comprises four international events, including a UTS Grand Final in December. Thanks to UTS’s unique competition structure, every match matters as the eight players at each event compete for winner-takes-all prize-money as well as points towards their UTS Race Ranking. The UTS Race Ranking at the end of the season will determine who qualifies for the Grand Final.
For more information about UTS and UTS London Grand Final, please go to UTS.live
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David Rothenhaeuser
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