When the brand new sports channel TV 2 Sport X goes in the air in the new year, the former professional tennis player, Kenneth Carlsen be a part of the expert team.

It happens after the TV 2 with the new venture takes the hole of a very large tennisrettighed - ATP-tennis.

It informs TV 2 in a press release.

the Recruitment of, among others, Kenneth Carlsen happens a short time after, he was fired as captain for the Danish Davis Cup team.

in Addition, the channel also hired the former tennis player Tine Scheuer-Larsen as an expert. She has previously been a commentator at TV3 Sport.

"With the addition of Tine Scheuer-Larsen and Kenneth Carlsen we've got two really strong tennis-personalities, which can go directly into the team and contribute to the tennisdækning, we have built up over the years," says redaktionschef Kristian Hyldgaard, which is the daily head of TV 2's now two sports channels.

On the TV 2 Sport X and TV 2 Play will in the new year, thus, be able to see more than 1800 hours of tennis, and it is also the first time TV 2 has the rights to show herretennis with stars like Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.

Both Michael Tauson and Patrik Wozniacki, meanwhile, will continue to be a part of the team, who will analyse on tenniskampene from all over the world.

"Patrik Wozniacki continues as tennisekspert, even though Caroline Wozniacki stops the career. Patrik has the professionalism and good relations in the tennisverdenen, and he has in many ways been to give our tennisdækning a freshness, which has really dressed up our transmissions. Therefore, it is quite natural that he continues in the same role," says the editorial manager.

TV 2 already has the rights to the WTA, but will in the new year not have the pleasure to meet Caroline Wozniacki, after she has annoncereret, she stops his career.

Of the TV 2 also acknowledged that it will affect the viewing figures.

TV 2's new sports channel TV 2 Sport X opens on Saturday 4. January.