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Is the Adria Tour on TV, can I live stream it, what time will Novak Djokovic play and why are fans allowed?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC leads tennis’ return to action following the coronavirus pandemic in the Adria Tour.

Starting off in Serbia and played infront of sport-starved tennis fans, the tournament is supported by Djokovic’s own charity.

Djokovic is a huge star in his native Serbia

It will showcase a host of world stars and features innovations such as time outs and mic’d up coaches to engage new audiences.

When is the Adria Tour?

All of the matches in the tournament are on clay, with the first round taking place in Serbia.

Each match will comprise of a best-of-three sets format, while players will take the set when reaching four games.

Running over two days in Belgrade, the tournament begins on Saturday, June 13.

The day session runs from midday BST until 4pm, with the afternoon session 5pm until 9pm.

The tournament is being played in front of a full house in Belgrade this weekend as Serbia’s government has eased its coronavirus restrictions.

From there it will head to Zadar, Croatia next weekend, followed by Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina before Novak Djokovic takes on Damir Dzumhur in an exhibition match in Sarajevo.

A weekend of tennis was also scheduled in Montenegro but has now been cancelled as Serbian nationals to not yet have permission to travel to the country due to coronavirus.

Dominic Thiem, World No3, will be playing in the tournament

Who is playing in the Adria Tour?

Alongside Djokovic, a number of ATP stars will be appearing in the competition:

  • Novak Djokovic
  • Dominic Thiem
  • Alexander Zverev
  • Grigor Dimitrov
  • Dusan Lajovic
  • Filip Krajinovic
  • Borna Coric
  • Marin Cilic
  • Damir Dzmuhur
  • Viktor Troicki

What TV channel is the Adria Tour on and can I live stream it?

  • You can catch all the action live on Eurosport 2 here in the UK.
  • Coverage begins at 1pm BST.
  • If you want to live stream, use the Eurosport Player where you can currently grab an annual pass for just £19.99, or a monthly pass from £4.99.

Adria Tour schedule

  • June 13-14 in Belgrade
  • June 20-21 in Zadar
  • June 27-28 in Montenegro (CANCELLED)
  • July 3-4 in Banja Luka
  • July 5 in Sarajevo (Djokovic vs Dzumhur exhibition match)

Order of play

Saturday (1pm start)

Dimitrov beat Lajovic 4-3, 3-4, 4-1

Thiem beat Dzumhur 2-0, retired

Djokovic beat Troicki 4-1, 4-1

Zverev beat Krajinovic 0-4, 4-3, 4-3

Saturday (6pm Start)

Dimitrov vs Milojevic

Thiem vs Lajovic

Djokovic vs Krajinovic

Zverev vs Troicki

Sunday (1pm start)

Lajovic vs Milojevic

Krajinovic vs Troicki

Djokovic vs Zverev

Dimitrov vs Thiem

Sunday (7pm)

Final (between group winners)