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Updated: Australian Open 2013 TV schedule

Australian Open 2013 TV schedule on ESPN2 and Tennis Channel begins Jan. 13 with coverage from Melbourne Park. UPDATE: ESPN has decided to move live coverage of the men’s semifinals and both the women’s and men’s championship matches from ESPN2 to ESPN. The encore presentations of those matches will remain on ESPN2. Live match schedule on ESPN is now: Jan. 23 — Men’s Semifinal 1: Djokovic vs. Ferrer, 3:30am ET, ESPN (L) Jan. 24 — Men’s Semifinal 2: Federer vs. Murray, 3:30am ET, ESPN (L) Jan. 25 — Women’s Final, 3am ET, ESPN (L) Jan. 26 — Men’s Final, 3am […]

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Updated: 2012 US Open tennis finals Sept. 9-10 on CBS

2012 US Open tennis finals Sept. 8-9 on CBS Due to weather, the US Open men’s and women’s singles finals have been postponed. The women’s final between Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams will now be Sunday at 4:30pm ET on CBS. The men’s final has been pushed to Monday at 4pm ET on CBS. RELATED: 2012 US Open tennis TV schedule 2012 US Open tennis finals schedule on CBS/ESPN2 Sunday, Sept. 9 11am Men’s Singles Semifinal: #2 Novak Djokovic vs. #4 David Ferrer (ESPN2) 4:30pm Women’s Singles Final: #1 Victoria Azarenka vs. #4 Serena Williams (CBS) Monday, Sept. 10 4pm […]

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2012 US Open tennis TV schedule

RELATED: 2012 US Open tennis finals Sept. 8-9 on CBS. The final Grand Slam event of the year returns to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., for the US Open Aug. 27-Sept. 9. Victoria Azarenka, Agnieszka Radwanska, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams and Petra Kvitova are the top challengers to 2011 women’s champ Samantha Stosur. On the men’s side, defending Open champ Novak Djokovic will try to start a new Grand Slam streak by staving off Roger Federer, Andy Murray, David Ferrer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Rafael Nadal has withdrawn due to injury. ESPN2, Tennis Channel, CBS […]

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2012 Wimbledon tennis tournament TV schedule

The third and most prestigious Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year returns to the All England Club for the Wimbledon Championships June 25-July 8. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic defends his title against French Open winner Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. On the women’s side, No. 1 Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka, Agnieszka Radwanska and Samantha Stosur are the top challengers to 2011 champ Petra Kvitova. If you’re looking for Wimbledon on NBC, look no further. ESPN now owns all live U.S. TV rights to Wimbledon, including the singles finals, with tournament coverage on ESPN2 and […]

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2012 French Open Finals begin Saturday on NBC

The French Open finals have Maria Sharapova vs. Sara Errani on Saturday and Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal on Sunday, both on NBC. RELATED: 2012 French Open TV Schedule No. 2 seed Maria Sharapova has a chance to complete a career Grand Slam on Saturday as she takes on No. 21 seed Sara Errani of Italy for the French Open women’s singles title. Sharapova also reclaimed the world No. 1 ranking.  If she wins on Saturday, Sharapova will become the 10th woman to complete the career Grand Slam. NBC has coverage of the women’s final on Saturday, June 9, beginning […]

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2012 French Open TV schedule

2012 French Open TV schedule for tournament coverage on ESPN2, Tennis Channel and NBC. The second Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year returns to the red clay courts of Roland Garros in Paris for the French Open from May 27-June 10. Spain’s Rafael Nadal goes for his seventh title (he has won six of the past seven French Opens), but will face competition from Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, David Ferrer and longtime foe Roger Federer. On the women’s side, China’s Li Na beat defending champ Francesca Schiavone in last year’s final. Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova and Agnieszka […]

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Tennis Channel counts down “100 Greatest of All Time”

On Monday, March 19, Tennis Channel begins its weeklong countdown of the best tennis players in history with 100 Greatest of All Time. The countdown begins Monday at 7pm ET and continues nightly through Friday, March 23, when the No. 1 greatest tennis player ever is revealed. Press release from Tennis Channel below: TENNIS CHANNEL TO COUNT DOWN HISTORY’S TOP 100 PLAYERS MARCH 19-23 Special Series, 100 Greatest of all Time, will Unfold Across Five Nights, Reveal Best Tennis Player Ever LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21, 2012 – For the first time in television history, this spring Tennis Channel will rank […]

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2012 BNP Paribas Open TV schedule

ESPN2 and ABC air the final matches from the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament from Indian Wells, Calif, March 16-18. Coverage begins Friday at 4pm ET on ESPN2 with a men’s quarterfinal match and continues later that evening with a women’s semifinal match. Saturday and Sunday coverage switches to ABC at 2pm ET for coverage of the men’s semifinals and men’s and women’s finals. Press release from ESPN and BNP Paribas Open TV schedule below:

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2012 Australian Open TV schedule on ESPN2 and Tennis Channel

The first Grand Slam of the tennis calendar takes place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, as the world’s best tennis players head Down Under. On the men’s side, Novak Djokovic won last year’s Australian Open, then went on to win two more Grand Slams at Wimbledon and the US Open. Top-seeded Djokovic will be challenged by Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and David Ferrer. On the women’s side, defending champ Kim Clijsters struggled with multiple injuries throughout the year, but hopes to be healthy enough to return despite suffering a hip injury at the Brisbane International. Clijsters is […]

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2011 US Open tennis TV schedule

The world’s best tennis players head to the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., for a shot a the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, the US Open, beginning Monday, Aug. 29. On the women’s side, top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki will try to stave off the likes of Vera Zvonareva, Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova, Li Na, Petra Kvitova and Francesca Schiavone. Serena Williams, playing excellent tennis coming off yearlong injury and health problems, is seeded 28 and is among the favorites to win the tournament. Serena could face No. 4 Azarenka in the third round. Serena’s sister Venus is […]