The feisty Sock picked up a code violation as early as the second game for smacking a ball away in anger, which appeared to annoy Zverev. "He played well in the second, I didn't have the hottest start in the third, but I kept in there and kept fighting." "That was a rollercoaster match," said Sock. It is the 25-year-old American who will line up for the semi-finals on Saturday, however, after he proved too strong for rising star Zverev on a gripping evening at the O2 Arena. Sock came into the tournament as the outsider, having admitted he did not even know qualification was possible when he began the surprise run to the Paris Masters title that clinched his place. "One more last weekend, one more push before the vacation and then preparation for the next season." 'I kept fighting' - Sock "Knowing I was qualified on Tuesday evening - it's kind of weird to be already through to the semis, but of course it gives me a great idea how I want to prepare for Saturday," said Federer. Saturday's semi-final line-up will be completed by the winner of the Pete Sampras Group match between Dominic Thiem and David Goffin at 14:00 GMT on Friday. The Swiss, 36, had already topped the group with wins over Zverev and Sock. Rugby union Anglo-Welsh Cup – lost rights in 2009 to Sky.Ĭricket The Ashes – lost rights to show highlights of 2010-11 series.Īthletics Lost the 20 World Championships to Channel 4 (BBC has rights for 20).Roger Federer earlier beat Marin Cilic 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 6-1 to head into the semi-finals with an unbeaten record. World Rally Championship Lost rights to Channel 4 in 2001.īoat Race Lost rights in 2004, regained in 2010.įootball FA Cup and England home internationals – lost in 2008 to ITV. "I'm confident it will do extremely well."Ĭricket England Test Matches – lost rights to Channel 4 in 1999.
"I think we'll look at that at the end of the summer when we've seen how well the French Open did," Sloane said. I think it would probably need Andy Murray to be really flying in the second week to reach those kind of audiences on ITV4."Īlthough the BBC has just extended its deal with Wimbledon until 2017, ITV might see the French Open as the start of a major push into tennis. "When we have Newcastle or Spurs or whoever, we would expect really significant audiences of, I would say, three or three and a half million on ITV4.
Sloane thought viewing figures for the tournament might approach what ITV would expect from coverage of Europa League football next season.
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