Andy Roddick

Top Seed Zverev Will Meet No. 8 Shelton for the US Open Title

Tennis Panorama News · September 12, 2026 ·

Ben Shelton hits a backhand during a Men’s Singles quarterfinal match on Day Ten of the 2026 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 in Flushing, NY. (Photo by Darren Carroll/USTA)

(September 11, 2026) FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – It will be No. 1 Alexander Zverev vs. No. 8 Ben Shelton for the US Open title on Sunday.

Friday saw the top seed from Germany win in straight sets against former top-10 player and former semifinalist Karen Khachanov, 6-3, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (6), in the first semifinal.

The Friday night session semifinal saw an all-American battle, with Shelton, 23, winning 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 over No. 11 Frances Tiafoe.

“I wanted to be in a Grand Slam final. Obviously it was a big match,” Tiafoe, 28, said. “Ben played well tonight. Served really well tonight, which made it really tough on me.”

“On Foe, he’s like a big brother to me,” Shelton said. “To be honest, every time that we get to take this court together, Arthur Ashe, and play each other is super special. This is where we want to be: at the tail end of this tournament.”

“Hopefully I can not make the American dream come true on Sunday,” Zverev said to the media.

The last American man to win a major was Andy Roddick when he won the US Open in 2003, Shelton was only a few months old at the time.

“This is where we want to be: at the tail end of this tournament,” said Shelton. “This is both of our favorite tournament in the world, our favorite court in the world and to be able to light it up in front of (this crowd) is the best feeling that there is.”

Zverev is 5-0 against Shelton. Zverev is looking for his second major title of the year, after winning the French Open in June.

ESPN 2026 Wimbledon Broadcast Schedule June 29 – July 12

Tennis Panorama News · June 25, 2026 ·

(June 25, 2026) ESPN exclusively presents The Championships, Wimbledon, in its entirety beginning Monday, June 29, from the All England Lawn Tennis Club with daily coverage from all 18 courts on ESPN.

2026 Wimbledon on ESPN schedule (all times ET)

Date	Time (ET)	Event	Where to Watch
Mon, Jun 29	6 a.m. – 4 p.m.	First Round	ESPNDisney+
		First Round: Courts	ESPN App*
	4 p.m. – 5 p.m.	Wimbledon Match Point	ESPN
	6 a.m. – 4 p.m.	First Round (Spanish)	ESPN Deportes
Tue, Jun 30	6 a.m. – 4 p.m.	First Round	ESPNESPN App*
	4 p.m. – 5 p.m.	Wimbledon Match Point	ESPN
	6 a.m. – 4 p.m.	First Round (Spanish)	ESPN Deportes
Wed, Jul 1	6 a.m. – 4 p.m.	Second Round	ESPNESPN App*
	4 p.m. – 5 p.m.	Wimbledon Match Point	ESPN
	6 a.m. – 4 p.m.	Second Round (Spanish)	ESPN Deportes
Thu, Jul 2	6 a.m. – 4 p.m.	Second Round	ESPNESPN App*
	4 p.m. – 5 p.m.	Wimbledon Match Point	ESPN
	6 a.m. – 4 p.m.	Second Round (Spanish)	ESPN Deportes
Fri, Jul 3	6 a.m. – 4 p.m.	Third Round	ESPNESPN App*
	4 p.m. – 5 p.m.	Wimbledon Match Point	ESPN
	6 a.m. – 4 p.m.	Third Round (Spanish)	ESPN Deportes
Sat, Jul 4	6 a.m. – 4 p.m.	Third Round	ESPNESPN App*
	4 p.m. – 5 p.m.	Wimbledon Match Point	ESPN
	6 a.m. – 4 p.m.	Third Round (Spanish)	ESPN Deportes
Sun, Jul 5	6 a.m. – Noon	Round of 16	ESPNESPN App*
	Noon – 5 p.m.	Round of 16	ABC
	6 a.m. – 4 p.m.	Round of 16 (Spanish)	ESPN Deportes
Mon, Jul 6	6 a.m. – 4 p.m.	Round of 16 (No. 1 Court & Outer Courts)	ESPN2ESPN App*
	8 a.m. – 4 p.m.	Round of 16 (Centre Court)	ESPN
	6 a.m. – 4 p.m.	Round of 16 (Spanish)	ESPN Deportes
Tue, Jul 7	8 a.m. – 3 p.m.	Quarterfinals (Centre Court)	ESPN
	8 a.m. – 3 p.m.	Quarterfinals (No. 1 Court)	ESPN2
	8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.	Quarterfinals (Centre Court – Spanish)	ESPN Deportes
Wed, Jul 8	8 a.m. – 3 p.m.	Quarterfinals (Centre Court)	ESPN
	8 a.m. – 3 p.m.	Quarterfinals (No. 1 Court)	ESPN2
	8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.	Quarterfinals (Centre Court – Spanish)	ESPN Deportes
Thu, Jul 9	7 a.m. – 8 a.m.	Breakfast at Wimbledon	ESPN
	8 a.m. – 1 p.m.	Ladies’ Semifinals	ESPN
	1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Mixed Doubles Championship	ESPN
	8:30 a.m. – Noon	Ladies’ Semifinals (Spanish)	ESPN Deportes
Fri, Jul 10	7 a.m. – 8 a.m.	Breakfast at Wimbledon	ESPN
	8 a.m. – 2 p.m.	Gentlemen’s Semifinals	ESPN
	8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Gentlemen’s Semifinals (Spanish)	ESPN Deportes
Sat, Jul 11	8 a.m. – 10 a.m.	Gentlemen’s Doubles Championship	ESPN
	10 a.m. – 11 a.m.	Breakfast at Wimbledon	ESPN
	11 a.m. – 2 p.m.	Ladies’ Championship	ESPN
	3 p.m. – 6 p.m.	Encore Presentation – Ladies’ Championship	ABC
	10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.	Ladies’ Championship Pre‑Show (Spanish)	ESPN Deportes
	11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Ladies’ Championship (Spanish)	ESPN Deportes
Sun, Jul 12	8 a.m. – 10 a.m.	Ladies’ Doubles Championship	ESPN
	10 a.m. – 11 a.m.	Breakfast at Wimbledon	ESPN
	11 a.m. – 3 p.m.	Gentlemen’s Championship	ESPN
	10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.	Gentlemen’s Championship Pre‑Show ( Spanish)	ESPN Deportes
	11 a.m. – 3 p.m.	Gentlemen’s Championship (Spanish)	ESPN Deportes
	3 p.m. – 6 p.m.	Encore Presentation – Gentlemen’s Championship	ABC

* Available on the ESPN App for ESPN Unlimited plan subscribers

ESPN2, ESPN Deportes (Spanish) and streaming on the ESPN App for ESPN Unlimited plan subscribers. ABC will broadcast select live Round of 16 matches on Sunday, July 5, between noon and 5 p.m. ET. All Disney+ subscribers can access Day 1 action of the tournament directly within the app. For the fourth straight year, coverage will be presented by Barclays.

The tournament will culminate with the Ladies’ Championship and the Gentlemen’s Doubles Championship on Saturday, July 11, and the Gentlemen’s Championship and the Ladies’ Doubles Championship on Sunday, July 12, on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and streaming on the ESPN App. ABC encore presentations of the Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Championships air on July 11 and 12 at 3 p.m. each day.

ESPN Deportes will air more than 100 hours of live action in Spanish, including the Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Semifinals and Championships.

2003 US Open champion Andy Roddick makes his debut as ESPN analyst

ESPN College GameDay host and play-by-play commentator Rece Davis and Malika Andrews share on-site hosting coverage

Every match from all courts stream live on the ESPN App for ESPN Unlimited plan subscribers

The ESPN Commentator Team for The Championships, Wimbledon 2026

Top Row (L-R): Rece Davis, Jason Goodall, Coco Vandeweghe, Chris Eubanks, Chris McKendry, James Blake, Caroline Wozniacki, Mike Monaco, Jeff Darlington

Bottom Row (L-R): Chris Fowler, Malika Andrews, Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez, John McEnroe, Andy Roddick, Sam Querrey, Kris Budden

ESPN Deportes and ESPN International talent

ESPN Deportes commentators Luis Alfredo Alvarez, Jose Luis Clerc, Eduardo Varela, Daniel Orsanic and Mónica Puigwill call matches in Spanish, with Sebastián Martínez-Christensen reporting.

New Additions to the tennis team:

Andy Roddick – the 2003 US Open champion and former World No. 1 will serve as an analyst for both match and studio coverage. Over his 13-season career, Roddick, who was known for his powerful serve and forehand, reached four major finals, including Wimbledon in 2004, 2005 and 2009 and the US Open in 2006, and won 32 ATP Tour singles titles, including five ATP Masters 1000 crowns. From 2002 to 2010, he secured nine straight year-end top 10 finishes in the ATP rankings. He also helped lead the United States to the 2007 Davis Cup title and was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2017.

Rece Davis – one of the sports media industry’s most versatile and accomplished hosts, will expand his role with ESPN as he makes his debut as host of ESPN’s coverage of The Championships, Wimbledon, later this month. A mainstay at ESPN for more than 25 years, Davis is best known as the Emmy Award-winning host of college football’s top pre-game show, College GameDay Built by The Home Depot, as well as other football and basketball-related ESPN programs.

Malika Andrews will host on-site coverage including Wimbledon Match Point during the final hour of coverage from June 29 to July 5 on ESPN.

Andrews and Rece Davis will host Breakfast at Wimbledon on July 11and 12 at 10 a.m. The program will originate from ESPN’s on-site studios and rooftop set, will provide match with analysis and discussion from ESPN’s on-air tennis team, as well as offer a look at any outer court matches still in play.

Watch “Quiet Please,” the ESPN Wimbledon 2026 campaign spot here, featuring the song “YEAH YEAH YEAH” by Cruz Beckham.

ESPN App

ESPN Unlimited plan subscribers will have access to every match from all courts streaming live on the ESPN App
Subscribers can access Multiview on mobile and connected TV devices to watch up to four matches simultaneously. Additionally, Catch Up To Live allows subscribers to watch quick-turn highlights of all the key plays they missed or replay the entire match with “Start from Beginning” at any time

ESPN.com

Extensive preview, reviews, analysis, latest news, polls, videos, and more

ESPN on Disney+

All Disney+ subscribers can access Day 1 action of the tournament directly within the app

ESPN Deportes

More than 100 hours of Spanish-language television coverage
Live coverage from First round through the Championships
30-minute pre-show leading into the Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Championships
Two daily whip-around shows through the Round of 16 and all quarterfinals, semifinals and singles championships
ESPNDeportes.com with news and information including results, recaps and chats

ESPN Affiliated Networks around the Globe

Extensive coverage in Latin America (Spanish), Brazil (Portuguese), the Caribbean (English) and New Zealand (English)
Canada on TSN (English) and RDS (French)

ESPN signs American Tennis Hall of Famer Andy Roddick to Multi-year Analyst Deal

Tennis Panorama News · February 23, 2026 ·

2003 US Open champion Andy Roddick will join ESPN’s match and studio coverage for The Championships, Wimbledon and the US Open starting in 2026

(February 23, 2026) ESPN has reached a multi-year deal with 2003 US Open champion and former World No. 1 Andy Roddick, who will serve as an analyst for both match and studio coverage. Roddick, who retired in 2012 from professional tennis, will join ESPN’s tennis commentator roster just prior to Wimbledon.

Over his 13-season career, Roddick, who was known for his powerful serve and forehand, reached four major finals, including Wimbledon in 2004, 2005 and 2009 and the US Open in 2006, and won 32 ATP Tour singles titles, including five ATP Masters 1000 crowns. From 2002 to 2010, he secured nine straight year-end top 10 finishes in the ATP rankings. He also helped lead the United States to the 2007 Davis Cup title and was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2017.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Andy to the team. ESPN has long led the way in delivering in-depth tennis analysis, and with several recent talent additions, we’ve further strengthened our coverage,” said Linda Schulz, ESPN Vice President of Production. “Andy brings a distinctive, energetic, and highly relevant voice that will elevate both our studio and match coverage.”

“Simply, I’m always just a massive fan of tennis. I’m very excited to join the ESPN tennis team and look forward to covering the two biggest tournaments in the world,” said Roddick.

USTA Foundation To Honor Andy Roddick with Serving Up Dreams Award – Will be Recognized at Opening Night Gala at 2024 US Open

Tennis Panorama News · June 25, 2024 ·

PURCHASE, N.Y., June 25, 2024 – The USTA Foundation, the charitable arm of the United States Tennis Association Incorporated (USTA), today announced that tennis legend and former world No. 1 Andy Roddick will be honored with the Serving Up Dreams Award at the USTA Foundation’s annual Opening Night Gala on Aug. 26 at the US Open.

The Serving Up Dreams Award is presented to an individual or individuals who embody the values of dedicated service, and help advance the USTA Foundation’s mission and the National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) network. Created in 1969 by pioneering tennis legend and humanitarian Arthur Ashe, for whom Arthur Ashe Stadium was named 27 years ago, along with Charlie Pasarell and Sheridan Snyder, the NJTL network provides more than 150,000 under-resourced youth each year with access to free or low-cost tennis and academic programming along with other enrichment opportunities to help prepare them for the challenges and opportunities of life.

In the midst of an impressive junior tennis career that netted him several titles, including a US Open and an Australian Open junior singles championship, Roddick established his eponymous nonprofit, the Andy Roddick Foundation, at the age of 17. The foundation, which serves thousands of youth and families in central Texas, aims to help close the learning gap for low-income students by offering enrichment programs outside the classroom that provide growth opportunities in literacy, STEM, art and sports.

“I was nine years old when I first picked up a racquet and realized that tennis was what I wanted to do with my life. I found my passion early on, and many young people just don’t have that,” said Roddick. “No child should ever miss out on their potential because they didn’t have an opportunity. That’s why this honor means so much to me – it’s all about helping the next generation of kids to become the best version of themselves, regardless of their circumstances.”

In his 12-year professional career, Roddick spent 13 weeks ranked No. 1 and finished nine straight years in the ATP Top 10 rankings from 2002 to 2010. He won the 2003 US Open and secured five Masters 1000 crowns. Roddick appeared in the US Open finals, again in 2006, as well as the finals three times at Wimbledon, and was also an integral part of the U.S. Davis Cup team. He was instrumental in the 2007 defeat of Russia for the U.S.’s 32nd Davis Cup victory and currently ranks second on the all-time U.S. Davis Cup list with 33 singles victories. Roddick was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2017.

“Andy is not just a legend for his accomplishments on the court – he is also a role model and source of inspiration for his achievements off the court,” said USTA Foundation CEO Ginny Ehrlich. “Even as a teen climbing the ranks of the professional tennis world, he keenly understood the importance of using his platform to uplift communities in need. We admire his important work through his foundation in helping youth pursue their dreams, and we are proud to honor him with this award.”

Atlanta Open Announces 2024 Champions Challenge Match Up for July 22

Tennis Panorama News · April 4, 2024 ·

ATLANTA (April 4, 2024) – The Atlanta Open announced today that former champions John Isner, Andy Roddick, and Mike and Bob Bryan will play in the Champions Challenge on Monday, July 22 at 7 p.m. EDT on Stadium Court. The 2024 Atlanta Open will be held July 22-28.

Isner, Roddick, and the Bryan brothers will return to play at Atlantic Station for one final time before the tournament is retired by the ATP. The former champions will compete in doubles to claim bragging rights as the ultimate champions of the Atlanta Open.

“The Atlanta Open is thrilled to welcome back these legendary champions for another match under the lights on Stadium Court at Atlantic Station,” Tournament Director Peter Lebedevs said. “As we celebrate 15 years in Atlanta, it’s important to showcase the incredible tennis history of this tournament and this city. John Isner, Andy Roddick, Bob Bryan, and Mike Bryan are American tennis icons and we can’t wait to see them back on the court celebrating the great tennis fans of Atlanta.”

Former world No. 1 Roddick earned one of his 32 career ATP Tour titles at the 2012 Atlanta Open. Roddick reached four Grand Slam finals, including winning the 2003 US Open. Primarily a singles player, Roddick won four doubles titles during his career and was a member of the 2007 Davis Cup-winning team with the Bryan brothers.

Six-time Atlanta Open champion (2013-15, 2017-18, 2021) Isner is the winningest player in tournament history; in addition to Isner’s six wins, he also has three additional Atlanta Open finals appearances (2010-11, 2016). The former top-ranked American (world No. 8), and former Georgia Bulldog, is the ATP Tour career leader in aces (14,470). Isner won eight doubles titles in his career and was ranked as high as No. 14 in the world in doubles.

Roddick and Isner played head-to-head six times in their career, including the 2012 Atlanta Open semifinal. Roddick won 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4 en route to winning the title. Twin brothers Mike and Bob Bryan are the most successful doubles duo in the history of the sport. The pair played 22 years, winning an Open Era record 119 titles, including 16 Grand Slam championships (Australian Open – 6; Roland Garros – 2; Wimbledon – 3; U.S. Open – 5). The Bryan Brothers spent 139 consecutive weeks ranked No. 1 in the world from Feb. 2013 to Oct. 2015, and during that time they captured the “Bryan Golden Slam” by winning the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games, then winning the next four majors (2012 US Open, 2013 Australian Open, 2013 Roland Garros, 2013 Wimbledon).

Tickets Premium seating and weeklong tickets that include the Champions Challenge are on sale now and available at Atlantaopentennis.com. Children 12-and-younger get in free to qualifying matches on Saturday, July 20, and Sunday morning, July 21.