The year’s last Grand Slam returns to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, N.Y., with US Open early rounds beginning Monday, Aug. 31 Serena Williams looks to complete a dominant Grand Slam season with a fourth straight US Open women’s singles title and a sweep of the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open majors of 2015. Marin Čilić is the reigning men’s singles champion. ESPN takes over as the exclusive US Open broadcast partner, and the tournament returns to its traditional 14-day schedule. ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3 share tournament coverage through Sept. 13.
2015 US Open tennis TV schedule on ESPN networks
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Date |
Time (ET) |
Event |
Network(s) |
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Thur Aug. 27 |
11:30 a.m. |
Men’s and Womens’ Singles Draw |
ESPN3 |
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Sun Aug. 30 |
1 p.m. |
Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day presented by Hess |
ESPN2 |
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2 p.m. |
SportsCenter at the US Open |
ESPN2 |
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Mon Aug. 31 |
10:45 a.m. 1 p.m. |
US Open First Round |
ESPN3 ESPN |
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6 p.m. |
US Open First Round |
ESPN2 |
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Tue Sept. 1 |
10:45 a.m. 1 p.m. |
US Open First Round |
ESPN3 ESPN |
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Wed Sept. 2 |
10:45 a.m. 1 p.m. |
US Open Second Round |
ESPN3 ESPN |
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6 p.m. |
US Open Second Round |
ESPN2 |
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Thur Sept. 3 |
10:45 a.m. 1 p.m. |
US Open Second Round |
ESPN3 ESPN |
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5 p.m. |
US Open Second Round |
ESPN2 |
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Fri Sept. 4 |
10:45 a.m. 1 p.m. |
US Open Third Round |
ESPN3 ESPN |
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6 p.m. |
US Open Third Round |
ESPN2 |
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Sat Sept. 5 |
10:45 a.m. 11 a.m. |
US Open Third Round |
ESPN3 ESPN2 |
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Sun Sept. 6 |
10:45 a.m. 11 a.m. |
US Open Round of 16 |
ESPN3 ESPN2 |
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Mon Sept. 7 |
10:45 a.m. 11 a.m. |
US Open Round of 16 |
ESPN3 ESPN2 |
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Tue Sept. 8 |
10:45 a.m. Noon |
US Open Quarterfinals |
ESPN3 ESPN |
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Wed Sept. 9 |
10:45 a.m. 11 a.m. |
US Open Quarterfinals |
ESPN3 ESPN |
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8 p.m. |
US Open Men’s Quarterfinals |
ESPN2 |
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Thur Sept. 10 |
Noon 7 p.m. |
US Open Doubles MatchesUS Open Women’s Semifinals |
ESPN3 ESPN |
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Fri Sept. 11 |
Noon |
US Open Mixed Doubles Championship |
ESPN3 |
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3 p.m. |
US Open Men’s Semifinals |
ESPN / ESPN3 |
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Sat Sept. 12 |
Noon |
US Open Men’s Doubles Championship |
ESPN3 |
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3 p.m. |
US Open Women’s Championship |
ESPN / ESPN3 / ESPN Deportes |
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Sun Sept. 13 |
Noon |
US Open Women’s Doubles Championship |
ESPN3 |
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3:30 p.m. |
US Open Men’s Championship Blue Carpet Special |
ESPN |
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4 p.m. |
US Open Men’s Championship |
ESPN |
I agree with all of the above…the commentators should stop talking so much. Take a page out of the book of the European tennis announcers…less is more! The constant talking during points is totally inappropriate, annoying, rude and disrespectful of the athletes! Also, it is not the Serena tennis circuit, it is sickening they way they kiss up to her. I love to hear the striking of the ball and the bounce…but love my mute button more because of the talking.
There are times when the obvious bias of the broadcast team is akin to bad manners, in tennis as well as most other sportscasting in the US. Such was the case during the Women’s Semifinal match between Serena Williams and Roberta Vinci. At least post match Chris Evert gave a nod and a bit of an apology to Roberta Vinci. Yes, Serena is an American and a national favorite, but all broadcasters generally failed to acknowledge Vinci’s level of play during the match, let alone her focus/concentration. And when you speak of the impact of shadows on the court, a delay of the match from Thursday to Friday, the tension involved, etc., remember there are two players facing similar issues. Who wouldn’t be tense facing Serena? Of course, we are also accustomed to a Williams, typically Serena of late, in the finals of a women’s Grand Slam tournament. If you think about it, we are also accustomed to a rotating membership in the men’s finals where the competition at the top is more clustered and it could easily be one of several men playing at any given Finals and perhaps that has something to do with it as well. Well played, Roberta Vinci, you were at the very top of your game during your Semifinal match and a class act in the post game interview.
Eleanor, thank you so much articulating this. I’ve been fuming this all day and actually trying to find who was announcing. I watched most of it on mute because it was so annoying and one sided.
And I also say, well played Roberta Vinci. Very well played and can’t wait to see (if not hear) the women’s final tomorrow.
Are the announcers paid by the word akin to some writers? Seems to me a
few prefer to prattle vs. announce the action at hand to obtain higher
payments. The constant droning detracts from the essence of the matches
and the enjoyment. Maybe ESPN should raise the per-word rate to allow
the same announcers to obtain the same income with fewer words.…
Please, please ask the tennis announcers calling the US Tennis OPENn to chill. The constant magniloquence and the repetitive drivel is unwarranted and detracts from the viewers enjoyment of the action.
We did not know that ESPn means the announcers have ESP and can read the players’ minds. Wow, bottle that and patent it.
Good thing my TV remote has a “mute” button. Oh, my remote has ESP as it knows when I want to silence the twaddle.
And, the other evening the announcer spewed: “……………..the women on display”. Lack of respect for players as well as viewers!