BBC to show Tennis Scotland version of ATP Finals

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The conclusion to Tennis Scotland’s season – a domestic version of the ATP Finals – is to be shown live by BBC Scotland from Scotstoun Community Indoor Tennis Centre in Glasgow.

The men’s and women’s finals from the Tennis Scotland Open Tour Finals will be broadcast on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app on Tuesday, 17 December as well as one match from each event’s semi-finals.

Men’s semi-finals:

Hamish Stewart (1) v Liam Hignett (3)*

Ewen Lumsden (2) v James MacKinlay (4)

Women’s semi-finals:

Emma Wilson (1/WC) v Teodora Prisadnikova*

Mia Wainwright (4) v Aimme Knowles

* To be shown live on BBC from 09:30 GMT

There will also be highlights shown from Monday’s first round and quarter-finals.

Hamish Stewart – the 25-year-old currently ranked 570 in the world – is the defending men’s champion.

Second seed Ewen Lumsden has already teamed up with former world number 44 Jonny O’Mara to take the men’s doubles title, while Stirling-based Hephzibah Oluwadare and fellow leading junior Marelie Raath clinched the women’s trophy.

Wild card Emma Wilson tops the women’s seedings, while second and third seeds Francesa Simpson and Summer Yardley both suffered first round exits.

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