ESPN Broadcast Schedule for 2020 US Open
Date | Time (ET) | Event | Network(s) |
Sun Aug 30 | 11 a.m. | SportsCenter at the US Open | ESPN2 |
Mon Aug 31 – Wed Sep 9 | 11 a.m. | US Open – up to 13 courts | ESPN App |
Sep 10 – 13 | Noon | US Open – 3 courts in action | ESPN App |
Mon Aug 31 | 11 a.m. | US Open First Round | ESPN Deportes |
Noon | US Open First Round | ESPN | |
6 p.m. | US Open First Round | ESPN2 | |
7 p.m. | Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM – First Round | ESPN2 | |
Tue Sep 1 | 11 a.m. | US Open First Round | ESPN Deportes |
Noon | US Open First Round | ESPN | |
5 p.m. | US Open First Round | ESPN2 | |
7 p.m. | Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM – First Round | ESPN2 | |
8 p.m. | Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM – First Round | ESPN | |
Wed Sep 2 | 11 a.m. | US Open Second Round | ESPN Deportes |
Noon | US Open Second Round | ESPN | |
6 p.m. | US Open Second Round | ESPN2 | |
7 p.m. | Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM – Second Round | ESPN2 | |
Thur Sep 3 | 11 a.m. | US Open Second Round | ESPN Deportes |
Noon | US Open Second Round | ESPN | |
7 p.m. | Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM – Second Round – Ashe Stadium | ESPN / ESPN Deportes | |
7 – 9 p.m. | Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM — Second Round – Armstrong Stadium | ESPN2 | |
Fri Sep 4 | 11 a.m. | US Open Third Round | ESPN Deportes |
Noon | US Open Third Round | ESPN | |
6 p.m. | US Open Third Round | ESPN2 | |
7 p.m. | Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM – Third Round | ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes | |
Sat Sep 5 | 11 a.m. | US Open Third Round | ESPN2 |
1 p.m. | US Open Third Round | ESPN Deportes | |
7 p.m. | Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM – Third Round | ESPN2 | |
Sun Sep 6 | 11 a.m. | US Open Round of 16 | ESPN / ESPN Deportes |
7 p.m. | Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM – Round of 16 | ESPN2 | |
Mon Sept 7 | 11 a.m. | US Open Round of 16 | ESPN2 |
Noon | US Open Round of 16 | ESPN Deportes | |
7 p.m. | Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM – Round of 16 | ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes | |
Tue Sep 8 | Noon | US Open – US Open Quarterfinals | ESPN / ESPN Deportes |
7 p.m. | Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM – Quarterfinals | ESPN / ESPN Deportes | |
Wed Sep 9 | Noon | US Open – US Open Quarterfinals | ESPN / ESPN Deportes |
7 p.m. | Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM – Quarterfinals | ESPN2 | |
Thu Sep 10 | 3 p.m. | US Open Men’s Doubles Championship | ESPN2 |
7 p.m. | US Open Women’s Semifinals | ESPN / ESPN Deportes | |
Fri Sep 11 | Noon | US Open Women’s Doubles Championship | ESPN2 |
4 p.m. | US Open Men’s Semifinals | ESPN / ESPN Deportes | |
Sat Sep 12 | 4 p.m. | US Open Women’s Championship | ESPN / ESPN Deportes |
Sun Sep 13 | 3 p.m. | US Open Men’s Championship Preview Special | ESPN2 |
3:30 p.m. | US Open Men’s Championship Preview Special (cont.) | ESPN | |
4 p.m. | US Open Men’s Championship | ESPN / ESPN Deportes |
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ESPN.com will have extensive previews, reviews, analysis, the latest news, polls, videos and more.
Past Great US Matches Available on Demand via ESPN+; Extensive Schedule on ESPN Classic
Fans can watch 50 great US Open matches from the past on demand from ESPN+. The offerings go back as far as the 1971 Women’s Championship (Billie Jean King defeated Rosemary Casals in straight sets) and extend to the most recent Men’s and Women’s Championships. In addition, ESPN Classic will air an extensive schedule of memorable matches August 28 (starting at 8 a.m.) to August 31.
ESPN will provide multi-screen coverage on AT&T DirecTV, During the ESPN telecast windows for the first six days, a five-screen mosaic will include the ESPN program, along with matches with commentary from five other courts. On day seven, it will be a four-screen mosaic. Sam Gore will host with Luke Jensen and Rennae Stubbs. Production will be enhanced with press conferences, interviews and features that will be added during court changeovers and between matches. All screens can be expanded to full screen or picture-in-picture at the touch of the remote button. In addition, DirecTV will offer interactive social media options for fans, plus real-time scoring and draws – all without leaving the match the viewer is watching.
ESPN International will offer extensive high-definition US Open coverage throughout the Caribbean, Oceania and Latin America including Brazil via its numerous regional media platforms.
- ESPN Caribbean and ESPN in the Pacific Rim will televise the first ball through to the final in English, totaling more than 130 live hours. Additionally, Pac Rim will air a 30-minute daily show totaling 55 more hours of content, again hosted by Stephanie Brantz and Mark Donaldson.
- In Spanish-speaking Latin America, ESPN will televise a total of 183 hours of live action, as well as preview shows leading into the men’s semifinals and final and women’s finals. Veterans Luis Alfredo Alvarez and Eduardo Varela will provide the Spanish play-by-play alongside analysts Jose Luis Clerc and Daniel Orsanic both former US Open competitors. That coverage will be enhanced by reporter Pilar Perez at the stadium conducting interviews and producing daily features for SportsCenterand ESPN’s complete line-up of daily news and information shows.
- In Brazil, ESPN will televise more than 140 hours. It will also air the daily Portuguese-language wrap up show PelasQuadras.
- Online, Latin America’s broadband service, ESPN Play (WatchESPN in Brazil) will offer every match via live streaming, which will include exclusive coverage of 13 different courts.