Gigi Salmon
{{short description|British television presenter}}
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| birth_date = November 1976
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| education = Oxford Brookes University
| nationality = British
| occupation = Journalist and presenter
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| years_active = 1997–
| employer = Talksport
BBC Radio 5 Live
Sky Sports
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Gigi Salmon is a British sports journalist, presenter and commentator, with specialism in tennis.
Career
A graduate of Oxford Brookes University, Salmon began her career at Radio Oxygen in September 1997. From there she worked as a newsreader and journalist on Talksport before presenting for Chelsea F.C. on Chelsea TV.{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/who-gigi-salmon-sports-presenter-wimbledon-b1091407.html|first=Beril Naz|last=Hassan|date=1 July 2023|accessdate=2 July 2023|website=Evening Standard|title= Who is Gigi Salmon? Sports broadcaster presenting at Wimbledon}}
Salmon has presented and commentated on tennis for the All England Club's radio station Radio Wimbledon and for the BBC Radio 5 Live,{{cite web|website=Wales Online|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/bbc-radio-5-live-face-7360710|accessdate=2 July 2023|title= OPINIONIt's time 'radio bloke' tuned into more women who talk sport|first=Kirstie|last=McCrum|date=2 July 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03rtlnh|website=bbc.co.uk|title= Gigi Salmon's commentary tips|date=22 April 2016|accessdate=2 July 2023}} with experience of commentating on tournaments across the world such as the Wimbledon Championships,{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sport/tennis/bbc-wimbledon-pundits-presenters|website=Radio Times|accessdate=2 July 2023|title= Wimbledon presenters on BBC TV and radio: Meet the pundits and commentators|date=25 June 2022}} the US Open,{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/sports/tennis/us-open-bbc-radio.html|website=New York Times|accessdate=2 July 2023|title= 'Youzhny Lobs! Federer's Underneath!' Challenge of Tennis on Radio|first=Sarah|last=Lyall|date=September 8, 2017}} the French Open,{{cite web|url=https://cdn.rolandgarros.com/en-us/page/replay-live-at-roland-garros-2019|website=Roland Garros.com|accessdate=2 July 2023|title= REPLAY: LIVE AT RG|date=30 May 2019}} and Australian Open.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001hqg9|website=bbc.co.uk|title= Australian Open 5 Live Sport 5 Live Tennis|date=26 January 2023|accessdate=2 July 2023}} In 2023 she was announced as the new lead presenter of tennis for Sky Sports.{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/amp/tennis/news/12110/12911738/us-open-2023-sky-sports-announce-all-star-line-up-for-final-grand-slam-of-the-year|website=Sky Sports|accessdate=2 July 2023|title=US Open 2023: Sky Sports announce all-star line-up for final Grand Slam of the year|date=30 June 2023}}{{cite web|accessdate=2 July 2023|url=https://inews.co.uk/sport/tennis/sky-sports-us-open-commentators-full-line-up-laura-robson-tim-henman-tennis-returns-2442936|title= Sky Sports US Open commentators: Full line-up from Laura Robson to Tim Henman as tennis returns to network|first=James|last=Gray|website=iNews|date=29 June 2023}}
She presents the TENNISH podcast alongside British former professional tennis player Naomi Cavaday.{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/show/3mlpP21EsfCTj9RUk7h6fq|website=Spotify|title=TENNISH podcast|accessdate=2 July 2023}}