ESPN Announces Exclusive Daily Live Action of US OPEN

The tennis storylines of 2017 - seemingly stolen from 2006 - have made it a "Retro '17" in the sport, and ESPN will have two weeks of exclusive live coverage from tennis' fourth and final Major of the year, the US Open in New York, beginning Monday, Aug. 28, with 130 hours on television and 1,300 more on ESPN3 and streaming on the ESPN app. The daily action from the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center will culminate with the Women's Championship on Saturday, Sept. 9, and the Men's Championship on Sunday, Sept. 10, both at 4 p.m. ET.

Refusing to yield ground to "Generation Next," on the men's side Roger Federer (turned 36 this month) and Rafael Nadal (was 31 in June) have grabbed the first three Major titles (Federer in Australia and Wimbledon for a career total of 20, Nadal with his 10th French Open and a total of 15) and the duo also each have a pair of Masters titles. In the process, as of August 21 Nadal is the top-ranked player in the world for the first time since July 2014. Among the women, Serena Williams won in Melbourne at age 35 (and pregnant), defeating her older sister Venus in the final; Venus, 37, also was a finalist at Wimbledon. In addition, at the US Open five-time Major winner Maria Sharapova returns to the stage of a Major for the first time in more than 18 months.

ESPN2's live coverage of the opening Monday night will include a performance from Arthur Ashe Stadium by Shania Twain.

Also, on Sunday, Aug. 27, ESPN2 will air SPORTSCENTER at the US Open: Preview Show at 1 p.m. to preview the tournament, followed by a one-hour review of Arthur Ashe Kids' Day powered by Net Generation at 2 p.m. on ABC. The stadium show will feature live performances from Sofia Carson, star of Disney's DESCENDANTS franchise, global pop-rap sensations Jack & Jack, singer-songwriter Alex Aiono, UK BOY BAND New Hope Club and Epic Records' breakout trio Saving Forever. In addition to performing their hit singles, Carson and Aiono will serve as co-hosts for the show.

ESPN & the 2017 US Open

Date	Time (ET)	Event	Network(s)
Sun Aug 27	1 p.m.	SportsCenter at the US Open: Preview Show	ESPN2
	2 p.m.	Arthur Ashe Kids' Day powered by Net Generation	ABC
Mon Aug 28	11 a.m. 1 p.m.	US Open First Round	ESPN3 ESPN
	6 p.m.	US Open First Round	ESPN2
	7 p.m.	Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM - First Round	ESPN2
Tue Aug 29	11 a.m. 1 p.m.	US Open First Round	ESPN3 ESPN
	7 p.m.	Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM - First Round	ESPN
Wed Aug 30	11 a.m. 1 p.m.	US Open Second Round	ESPN3 ESPN
	6 p.m.	US Open Second Round	ESPN2
	7 p.m.	Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM - Second Round	ESPN2
Thur Aug 31	11 a.m. 1 p.m.	US Open Second Round	ESPN3 ESPN2
	6 p.m.	US Open Second Round	ESPN2
	7 p.m.	Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM - Second Round	ESPN2
Fri Sept 1	11 a.m. 1 p.m.	US Open Third Round	ESPN3 ESPN
	7 p.m.	Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM - Third Round	ESPN2
Sat Sep 2	11 a.m.	US Open Third Round	ESPN2 ESPN3
	7 p.m.	Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM - Third Round	ESPN2
Sun Sep 3	11 a.m.	US Open Round of 16	ESPN ESPN3
	7 p.m.	Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM - Round of 16	ESPN2
Mon Sept 4	11 a.m.	US Open Round of 16	ESPN2 ESPN3
	7 p.m.	Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM - Round of 16	ESPN2
Tue Sep 5	11 a.m. Noon	US Open - Outer Courts, Doubles and Juniors US Open Quarterfinals	ESPN3 ESPN
	7 p.m.	Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM - Quarterfinals	ESPN
Wed Sep 7	11 a.m. Noon	US Open - Outer Courts, Doubles and Juniors US Open Quarterfinals	ESPN3 ESPN
	7 p.m.	Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM - Quarterfinals	ESPN
Thur Sept 7	7 p.m.	US Open Women's Semifinals	ESPN
Fri Sept 8	Noon	US Open Men's Doubles Championship	ESPN2
	4 p.m.	US Open Men's Semifinals	ESPN / ESPN Deportes
Sat Sept 9	Noon	US Open Mixed Doubles Championship	ESPN3
	4 p.m.	US Open Women's Championship	ESPN / ESPN Deportes
Sun Sept 10	1 p.m.	US Open Women's Doubles Championship	ESPN2
	3 p.m.	US Open Men's Championship Preview Special	ESPN
	4 p.m.	US Open Men's Championship	ESPN / ESPN Deportes
	8:30 p.m.	US Open Men's Championship	ESPN2 (encore)

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