The US Open tennis tournament is underway in New York City, and is set to run through Monday, September 8.
Most of the top seeds advanced through the first round with second round action taking place on Wednesday, August 27.
Serena Williams is trying to win her 18th major title while the usual suspects including Maria Sharapova and Eugenie Bouchard are also in contention.
On the men’s side, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Andy Murray are among the top players looking to take advantage of the absence of Rafael Nadal.
Check out the television broadcasters, many of which double as live stream providers, below. TennisTV also provides live streaming, for a price.
Also see the full schedule below that.
Broadcasters
Most broadcasters double as live stream providers, including ESPN.
United States — CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, Tennis Channel
United Kingdom -- BSkyB
Europe -- Eurosport
South America, Central America / Latin America – ESPN International
Asia -- Eurosport Asia
Indian Subcontinent — Ten Sports
Middle East -- Al Jazeera
Australia — Fox Sports
Brunei -- Eurosport Asia
Cambodia -- Eurosport Asia
Canada — TSN, RDS
Caribbean – ESPN International
China — CCTV
East Timor -- Eurosport Asia
Europe — Eurosport
Hong Kong -- Eurosport Asia
Indonesia -- Eurosport Asia
Japan — WOWOW
Laos -- Eurosport Asia
Macau -- Eurosport Asia
Malaysia -- Eurosport Asia
Mexico — ESPN International
Mongolia -- Eurosport Asia
Myanmar -- Eurosport Asia
New Zealand -- Sky New Zealand
Philippines -- Eurosport Asia, Balls Channel
Singapore -- Eurosport Asia, Starhub
South Korea -- Eurosport Asia
Taiwan -- Eurosport Asia
Thailand -- Eurosport Asia, Cineplex
Switzerland -- SSR/SRG
Vietnam -- Eurosport Asia, SCTV
Full Schedule
Wednesday, August 27
Day– Men’s 1st Round/Women’s 2nd Round
Evening — Men’s/Women’s 2nd Round
U.S. TV Schedule:
6 a.m. - 11 a.m. -- Tennis Channel
11 a.m. - 7 p.m. -- Tennis Channel
1 p.m. - 6 p.m. -- ESPN
6 p.m. - 11 p.m. ESPN2
Thursday, August 28
Day – Men’s/Women’s 2nd Round
Evening – Men’s/Women’s 2nd Round
U.S. TV Schedule:
6 a.m. - 11 a.m. -- Tennis Channel
11 a.m. - 7 p.m. -- Tennis Channel
1 p.m. - 6 p.m. -- ESPN
6 p.m. - 11 p.m. ESPN2
Friday, August 29
Day — Men’s 2nd Round / Women’s 3rd Round
Evening – Men’s 2nd Round / Women’s 3rd Round
U.S. TV Schedule:
6 a.m. - 11 a.m. -- Tennis Channel
11 a.m. - 7 p.m. -- Tennis Channel
1 p.m. - 6 p.m. -- ESPN
6 p.m. - 11 p.m. ESPN2
Saturday, August 30
Day — Men’s/Women’s 3rd Round
Evening – Men’s/Women’s 3rd Round
U.S. TV Schedule:
6 a.m. - 11 a.m. -- Tennis Channel
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. -- CBS Sports Network
11 a.m. - 6 p.m. -- CBS
3:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. -- CBS Sports Network
7 p.m. - 11 p.m. -- Tennis Channel
Sunday, August 31
Day — Men’s 3rd Round / Women’s Round of 16
Evening – Men’s 3rd Round / Women’s Round of 16
U.S. TV Schedule:
6 a.m. - 11 a.m. -- Tennis Channel
11 a.m. - 6 p.m. -- CBS/CBS Sports Network
7 p.m. - 11 p.m. -- Tennis Channel
Monday, September 1
Day – Men’s/ Women’s Round of 16
Evening – Men’s/ Women’s Round of 16
U.S. TV Schedule:
6 a.m. - 11 a.m. -- Tennis Channel
10 a.m. -- 11 a.m. -- CBS Sports Network
11 a.m. - 6 p.m. -- CBS/CBS Sports Network
7 p.m. -- 11 p.m. -- ESPN2
Tuesday, September 2
Day — Men’s Round of 16/Women’s Quarterfinals
Evening – Men’s Round of 16/Women’s Quarterfinals
U.S. TV Schedule:
6 a.m. - 11 a.m. -- Tennis Channel
11 a.m. - 7 p.m. -- ESPN
11 a.m. - 7 p.m. -- Tennis Channel
7 p.m. -- 11 p.m. -- ESPN
Wednesday, September 3
Day – Men’s and/ or Women’s Quarterfinals
Evening – Men’s and/ or Women’s Quarterfinals
U.S. TV Schedule:
6 a.m. - 11 a.m. -- Tennis Channel
11 a.m. - 7 p.m. -- Tennis Channel
12 p.m. - 6 p.m. -- ESPN
6 p.m. -- 11 p.m. -- ESPN2
Thursday, September 4
Day — Men’s Quarterfinals
Evening – Men’s Quarterfinals
U.S. TV Schedule:
6 a.m. - 11 a.m. -- Tennis Channel
11 a.m. - 8 p.m. -- Tennis Channel
12 p.m. - 6 p.m. -- ESPN
8 p.m. -- 11 p.m. -- ESPN
Friday, September 5
Day — Women’s Semifinals/Mixed Doubles Final
U.S. TV Schedule:
6 a.m. - 11 a.m. -- Tennis Channel
12:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. -- CBS
6 p.m. - 7 a.m. -- Tennis Channel
Saturday, September 6
Day — Men’s Semifinals/Women’s Doubles Final
U.S. TV Schedule:
7 a.m. - 12 p.m. -- Tennis Channel
12 p.m. - 6 p.m. -- CBS
6 p.m. - 2 a.m. -- Tennis Channel
Sunday, September 7
Day (12 p.m.) — Women’s Final/ Men’s Doubles Final
U.S. TV Schedule:
6:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. -- Tennis Channel
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. -- ESPN2
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. -- Tennis Channel
4:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. -- CBS
8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. -- ESPN2
Monday, September 8
Day (5 p.m.) — Men’s Final
U.S. TV Schedule:
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. -- Tennis Channel
5 p.m. - 8 p.m. -- CBS
See an Associated Press update below:
What to watch at Open: Will Sharapova foe take TO?
NEW YORK—If Maria Sharapova’s opponent Wednesday at the U.S. Open takes a medical timeout, the five-time major champion wouldn’t mind seeing that come at a cost.
Sharapova was asked after her first-round victory at Flushing Meadows what tennis rule she would like to change if she ran the sport, and — tongue-in-cheek — she mentioned charging for breaks players are allowed to take to get a visit from a doctor during a match.
“I think we'd all see who really uses them and who doesn’t,” said 2006 U.S. Open champion Sharapova, who faces Alexandra Dulgheru in Arthur Ashe Stadium in the second round. “I don’t know what we put on it — maybe like $2,500 or something. Yeah, I think we should do that. That would be fun.”
Here are some other things to watch on Day 3 at the U.S. Open:
DIMITROV WANTS MORE: For years, Grigor Dimitrov has been pegged as the next big thing in men’s tennis. He even got tagged with a nickname, “Baby Fed,” that attached his potential to the prowess of Roger Federer.
Dimitrov, 23, reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon last month, before losing in that round to eventual champion Novak Djokovic.
Now Dimitrov, who begins his U.S. Open by facing Ryan Harrison of the United States on Wednesday, wants more.
“I’m happy to be at that stage,” the seventh-seeded Dimitrov said, “but now my ultimate goal is to get even higher: Why not win a Slam?”
VENUS WANTS DOUBLES TITLE, TOO: Two of Venus Williams’ seven Grand Slam singles trophies came at the U.S. Open, but she hasn’t been past the second round in New York since 2010.
She can get to the third round by beating Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland on Wednesday.
The 34-year-old American also is entered in doubles with her younger sister Serena. They have won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles as a team, and the older Williams was asked whether she might consider dropping out of doubles in order to focus on — and save energy for — singles.
“I don’t think that’s wise, because the doubles is a title. When they say your name and they say so-and-so has X number of titles, guess what? Those doubles ones feel real good,” Williams said. “For me, the doubles is very serious. It’s not, ‘Oh, let’s play for fun.’ Those are Grand Slam titles that I am trying to win. So I never would withdraw from a Grand Slam competition, singles or doubles, lightheartedly.”
WHAT WILL GULBIS DO?: Anything is liable to happen when Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis is on a court.
He’s a volatile sort who takes pride in the number of rackets he breaks during matches.
He also is capable of sublime tennis, such as when he beat Roger Federer en route to the semifinals at the French Open in June. And equally liable to bow out of a tournament early, such as his second-round loss at Wimbledon later that month — or his exits in the first or second round at every U.S. Open since 2008.
So it’s always a good idea to keep an eye on the 11th-seeded Gulbis, who meets Kenny De Schepper of France in the Grandstand in a first-round match.
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