Chris Bailey
Chris Bailey is a renowned sports commentator having worked in the media since the mid 90's with the BBC and Sky Sports News in the UK.
A former professional tennis player, Bailey may be known by many for his epic second-round encounter at Wimbledon in 1993 against fifth seed Goran Ivanisevic, which he lost 9-7 in the fifth set.
Chris reached the quarter-finals at Queen's in 1989 en route to a career-high world ranking of 110 and number 1 in Great Britain. He appeared at six Wimbledon Championships and 2 Australian Championships and represented Great Britain in European and Davis Cup competitions. A former national under-12s champion (1980) and Wimbledon junior quarter-finalist in 1986, he retired because of injury in 1994.
Since joining the BBC in 1995 Chris has commentated on more than a dozen Wimbledons and in 2005, with Tracey Austin and John McEnroe, commentated on his first singles final.
Along with his obvious knowledge in tennis Chris has reported on numerous sporting events over the years in his role as a presenter on Sky Sports News between 2002-2004 and for the BBC and BskyB.
Network Ten is delighted to have Chris onboard to host 'World Football News' on Monday nights at 10pm on ONE bringing his wealth of football and sporting knowledge to the team.



