ESPN Signs Tennis Voice Cliff Drysdale To One-Year Extension

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HOF tennis announcer Cliff Drysdale, who has been at ESPN since the network debuted over 40 years ago, will remain so for at least one more after ESPN extended an option on his contract. Drysdale has represented himself in contract negotiations for the last decade, including on the preceding deal, which was for two years. He will for the first time in his 40-plus-year career commentate on a tennis tournament -- the upcoming Australian Open -- from his home outside Austin. ESPN’s match commentators will be working from Bristol. "It’s unusual for me," said Drysdale. "I kind of look forward to telling a few stories that you don’t usually tell when you’re doing play-by-play." He said of his career arc, "My longevity amazes me when I think back on it, actually."