The Queen City tournament comes to Queens this week.
The Western & Southern Open—traditionally staged in Cincinnati but being held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York for the first time—will be played without fans and print media.
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There will be a feast of live TV coverage for American fans famished for tennis.
Beginning with an eight-hour telecast Saturday, August 22nd, ESPN plans an event-record 44 hours across ESPN and ESPN2.
Tennis Channel is scheduled to televise more than 50 hours of coverage of the tournament.
The ESPN team on hand in New York includes Darren Cahill, Mary Joe Fernandez, Chris Fowler, Brad Gilbert, Jason Goodall, Patrick McEnroe, Chris McKendry and Rennae Stubbs.
ESPN’s exclusive first-ball-to-last-ball coverage of the US Open, tennis’ first Grand Slam since the Coronavirus pandemic, will follow the Western & Southern Open at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, beginning Monday, August 31st.
Also, the day before the first ball in the air, ESPN2 will air SportsCenter at the US Open at 11 a.m. Eastern time to preview the tournament Sunday, August 30th.
Daniil Medvedev and Madison Keys are both back to defend their Western & Southern Open championships.
Western & Southern Open TV Schedule
All Times Are Eastern
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DATE |
TIME |
ROUND |
NETWORK |
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Saturday, August 22 |
11 a.m.-9 p.m. |
First Round |
Tennis Channel |
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1-5 p.m. |
First Round |
ESPN |
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5-9 p.m. |
First Round |
ESPN2 |
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Sunday, August 23 |
11 a.m.-9 p.m. |
First Round |
Tennis Channel |
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|
3-7 p.m. |
First/Second Round |
ESPN2 |
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Monday, August 24 |
11 a.m.-9 p.m. |
Second Round |
Tennis Channel |
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7-9 p.m. |
Second Round |
ESPN2 |
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Tuesday, August 25 |
11 a.m.-9 p.m. |
Round of 16 |
ESPN2 |
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11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. |
Round of 16 |
Tennis Channel |
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Wednesday, August 26 |
11 a.m.-7 p.m. |
Quarterfinals |
ESPN2 |
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11 a.m.-9 p.m. |
Quarterfinals |
Tennis Channel |
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Thursday, August 27 |
11 a.m.-7 p.m. |
Semifinals |
ESPN2 |
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12-6 p.m. |
Semifinals |
Tennis Channel |
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Friday, August 28 |
2-4 p.m. |
Women's Championship |
ESPN2 |
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4-6 p.m. |
Men's Championsihp |
ESPN2 |
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2-5:30 p.m. |
Doubles Championships |
Tennis Channel |
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Photo credit: Western & Southern Open