2011 US Open Tennis TV Schedule: ESPN2, CBS, Tennis Channel

For the third consecutive year the US Open Tennis Championships will be televised in the US via CBS, ESPN and the Tennis Channel.

The season’s final Grand Slam will begin on Monday, August 29, on the Tennis Channel and conclude with the live men’s singles final September 11 on CBS.

ESPN2 will have the meat of the TV coverage with over 100 hours of live action from the US Open plus ESPN3.com commencing Monday.

The ESPN2 team will consist of the on-air personalities Cliff Drysdale, Patrick and John McEnroe, Chris Fowler, Brad Gilbert, Darren Cahill, Mary Jo Fernandez, Pam Shriver, Hannah Storm, Chris McKendry and Mike Tirico plus Chris Evert.

ESPN2 will air during the weekdays Mon-Fri week one at 1pm, and Mon night (7pm)-Thurs week two starting at 11am with live final Sunday women’s doubles coverage.

Tennis Channel’s US Open schedule boasts live first ball coverage at 11am on the weekdays except for Labor Day Monday and the final Friday. They will also air the the middle weekend evening sessions beginning at 7pm.

Martina Navratilova, Justin Gimelstob, Mary Carillo, Ted Robinson, Ian Eagle, Bill Macatee, Lindsay Davenport and Leif Shiras lead the Tennis Channel team.

CBS has the middle weekend day session, Labor Day day session plus the Friday/Saturday semifinals, Saturday night women’s final and Sunday men’s final.

US Open will again have live streaming online available in select areas on ESPN3.com, which will offer over 400 hours of live coverage, and on USOpen.org. Check your listings.

WOWOW and Europort are international rights holders.

2011 US Open TV Schedule (USA)
(all times Eastern and coverage is live unless noted otherwise)

Monday, August 29
11a.m.-7 p.m. Early Round Action Tennis Channel*
1-7 p.m. Early Round Action ESPN2
7-11 p.m. Primetime Early Round Action ESPN2

Tuesday, August 30
11a.m.-7 p.m. Early Round Action Tennis Channel*
1-7 p.m. Early Round Action ESPN2
7-11 p.m. Primetime Early Round Action ESPN2

Wednesday, August 31
11a.m.-7 p.m. Early Round Action Tennis Channel*
1-7 p.m. Early Round Action ESPN2
7-11 p.m. Primetime Early Round Action ESPN2

Thursday, September 1
11a.m.-7 p.m. Early Round Action Tennis Channel*
1-7 p.m. Early Round Action ESPN2
7-11 p.m. Primetime Early Round Action ESPN2

Friday, September 2
11a.m.-7 p.m. Early Round Action Tennis Channel*
1-7 p.m. Early Round Action ESPN2
7-11 p.m. Early Round Action ESPN2

Saturday, September 3
11a.m.-6 p.m. Third Round CBS
7-11 p.m. Third Round Tennis Channel

Sunday, September 4
11a.m.-6 p.m. Third Round/Round of 16 CBS
7-11 p.m. Third Round/Round of 16 Tennis Channel

Monday, September 5
11a.m.-6 p.m. Round of 16 Round CBS
7-11 p.m. Primetime Round of 16 ESPN2

Tuesday, September 6
11a.m.-7 p.m. Tennis Channel**
11 a.m.-7 p.m. Men’s Round of 16, Women’s Quarterfinals ESPN2
7-11 p.m. Primetime Men’s Round of 16, Women’s Quarterfinals ESPN2

Wednesday, September 7
11a.m.-7 p.m. Tennis Channel**
11 a.m.-7 p.m. Quarterfinals ESPN2
7-11 p.m. Primetime Quarterfinals ESPN2

Thursday, September 8
11a.m.-7 p.m. Tennis Channel**
11 a.m.-7 p.m. Men’s Quarterfinals ESPN2
7-11 p.m. Primetime Men’s Quarterfinals, Mixed Doubles Final ESPN2

Friday, September 9
12:30pm.-6 p.m. Mixed’s Doubles Final/Women’s SF CBS

Saturday, September 10
12-6 p.m. Men’s SF CBS
8 p.m.-10 p.m. Women’s Final CBS

Sunday, September 11
1-3 p.m. Women’s Doubles Final ESPN2
4 p.m.- 7 p.m. Men’s Final CBS
10-12 a.m. SportsCenter at the US Open ESPN2

* From 2pm – 7pm Tennis Channel coverage will emanate from Grandstand, Court 17, Court 11 and/or Court 13 only

** From 11am – 7pm Tennis Channel coverage will emanate from outside of Arthur Ashe Stadium and will not include matches in Arthur Ashe Stadium