US OPEN SERIES LIVE ON TENNIS CHANNEL IN JULY AND AUGUST |
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LOS ANGELES, July 23, 2019 – Tennis Channel will have live coverage of all six US Open Series tournaments leading up to the US Open during the 2019 North American hard-court season. As the television home of the series, the network will feature men’s ATP, women’s WTA and combined events over the six-week schedule, beginning Monday, July 22, and running through Saturday, Aug. 24.
The 2019 US Open Series lineup consists of: the BB&T Atlanta Open (Atlanta), Citi Open (Washington, D.C.), Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic (San Jose, Calif.), Rogers Cup (Montreal/Toronto), Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati) and Winston-Salem Open (Winston-Salem, N.C.). The BB&T Atlanta Open and Winston-Salem Open are both ATP events, Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic is a WTA event and the remaining tournaments are combined events.
Tennis Channel is the exclusive television home of four of the six tournaments: the BB&T Atlanta Open, Citi Open, Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic and Winston-Salem Open. The network has live coverage every day at all six events.
Tennis Channel Plus, the network’s digital subscription service, will offer live matches during all six tournaments of the US Open Series. In most cases matches will also be available on-demand immediately following their conclusion.
On-Air Talent Tennis Channel’s US Open Series team of announcers and hosts features network regulars Ted Robinson (@tedjrobinson), Mary Carillo, Brett Haber (@BrettHaber), Steve Weissman (@Steve_Weissman), Alex Faust (@alex_faust), Leif Shiras (@leifshiras), Sam Gore (@sambgore), Ari Wolfe and newcomers Noah Eagle (@NoahEagle15) and Steve Goldstein (@goldieonice). The network’s analysts include Hall of Famers Jim Courier, Lindsay Davenport (@LDavenport76) and Tracy Austin (@thetracyaustin), along with Paul Annacone (@paul_annacone), James Blake (@JRBlake), Chanda Rubin (@Chanda_Rubin), Jimmy Arias (@ariastennis), Jan-Michael Gambill (@JanmikeGambill), Russ Thaler (@RussThaler) and Nicolas Pereira (@nicolaspereira).
Tennis Channel’s 2019 US Open Series television schedule follows (all times ET):
July 22-28 BB&T Atlanta Open (ATP) Monday, July 22 – 2 p.m.-6 p.m. (first round) Tuesday, July 23 – 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.; 7 p.m.-9 p.m. (first and second rounds) Wednesday, July 24 – 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.; 7 p.m.-9 p.m. (first and second rounds) Thursday, July 25 – 2 p.m.-6 p.m.; 7 p.m.-11 p.m. (second round) Friday, July 26 – 12 p.m.-6 p.m.; 8 p.m.-10 p.m. (quarterfinals) Saturday, July 27 – 3 p.m.-5 p.m.; 7 p.m.-9 p.m. (semifinals) Sunday, July 28 – 5 p.m.-7 p.m. (final) Talent: Play-by-Play/Hosts – Gore, Goldstein; Analysts – Arias, Gambill
July 29-Aug. 4 Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic (WTA) Monday, July 29 – 1 p.m.-1 a.m. (first round) Tuesday, July 30 – 1 p.m.-1 a.m. (first and second rounds) Wednesday, July 31 – 2 p.m.-11:30 p.m. (second round) Thursday, Aug. 1 – 2 p.m.-11:30 p.m. (second round) Friday, Aug. 2 – 3p.m.-11:30 p.m. (quarterfinals) Saturday, Aug. 3 – 5p.m-11:30 p.m. (semifinals) Sunday, Aug. 4 – 7 p.m.-9 a.m. (final) Talent: Play-by-Play/Hosts – Robinson, Faust, Wolfe, Amritraj and Shiras; Analysts – Davenport, Austin and Blake
July 29-Aug. 4 Citi Open (ATP/WTA) Monday, July 29 – 2 p.m.-11 p.m. (first round) Tuesday, July 30 – 2 p.m.- 11 p.m (first and second rounds) Wednesday, July 31 – 1 p.m.-11 p.m. (second round) Thursday, Aug. 1 – 1 p.m.-11 p.m. (second round) Friday, Aug. 2 – 2 p.m.-11 p.m. (quarterfinals) Saturday, Aug. 3 – 1 p.m.-11 p.m. (semifinals) Sunday, Aug. 4 – 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m.; 2 p.m.-4 p.m.; 5 p.m.-7 p.m. (doubles and singles finals) Talent: Play-by-Play/Hosts – Haber and Weissman; Analysts – Courier, Annacone, Thaler
Aug. 5-11 Rogers Cup (ATP/WTA) Monday, Aug. 5 – 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. (first round) Tuesday, Aug. 6 – 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. (first round) Wednesday, Aug. 7 – 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. (first and second rounds) Thursday, Aug. 8 – 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. (second round, ATP doubles) Friday, Aug. 9 – 12:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. (quarterfinals, ATP doubles) Saturday, Aug. 10 – 12 p.m.-4 p.m.; 6 p.m.-9:30 p.m. (singles and doubles semifinals) Sunday, Aug. 11 – 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m. (WTA final, doubles finals) Talent: Play-by-Play/Hosts – Carillo, Weissman and Shiras; Analysts – Davenport, Blake, Rubin, Pereira and Gambill
Aug. 11-18 Western & Southern Open (ATP/WTA) Sunday, Aug. 11 – 2 p.m.-5 p.m.;7 p.m.-9 p.m. (first round) Monday, Aug 12 – 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. (first round) Tuesday, Aug. 13 – 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. (first round) Wednesday, Aug. 14 – 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. (first and second rounds) Thursday, Aug. 15 – 11 a.m.-10 p.m. (second round and doubles) Friday, Aug. 16 – 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; 5 p.m.-8 p.m. (ATP doubles quarterfinals, WTA doubles semifinals) Saturday, Aug. 17 – 1 p.m.-4 p.m.; 8 p.m.-9:30 p.m. (ATP doubles semifinals, WTA doubles final) Sunday, Aug. 18 – 12:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m. (ATP doubles final) Talent: Play-by-Play/Hosts – Haber, Faust, Weissman, Shiras and Eagle; Analysts – Courier, Davenport, Austin and Annacone, Rubin
Aug. 18-24 Winston-Salem Open (ATP) Sunday, Aug. 18 – 5 p.m.-11 p.m. (first round) Monday, Aug. 19 – 3 p.m.-11 p.m. (first round) Tuesday, Aug. 20 – 3 p.m.-11 p.m. (second round) Wednesday, Aug. 21 – 3 p.m.-11 p.m. (third round) Thursday, Aug. 22 – 3 p.m.-11 p.m. (quarterfinals) Friday, Aug. 23 – 7 p.m.-11 p.m. (semifinals) Saturday, Aug. 24 – 5 p.m.-7 p.m. (final) Talent: Play-by-Play/Host – Weissman; Analysts TBD
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