TENNIS CHANNEL OFFERS NEARLY 150 HOURS OF US OPEN SERIES LIVE & SAME DAY COVERAGE

Written by: Staff on 17th July 2014

TENNIS CHANNEL OFFERS NEARLY 150 HOURS OF US OPEN SERIES LIVE & SAME DAY COVERAGE |

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ALMOST 150 HOURS OF LIVE AND SAME-DAY COVERAGE ON TENNIS CHANNEL DURING THIS SUMMER’S US OPEN SERIES

Network to Showcase Summer Hard-Court Season Prior to 2014 US Open

Tennis Channel, the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to both the professional sport and tennis lifestyle, will offer close to 150 live or first-run match hours during this summer’s Emirates Airline US Open Series, with coverage underway Thursday, July 21. The network will show encore replays throughout the five-week North American hard-court season, and devote more than 300 overall hours to this year’s competition. The eight-tournament series of men’s (ATP) and women’s (WTA) events is the annual lead up to the US Open in New York in late August.

Tournament coverage on Tennis Channel in 2014 will include semifinals, quarterfinals, round of 16 and early rounds. This year’s Emirates Airline US Open Series consists of: BB&T Atlanta Open (Atlanta – ATP); Citi Open (Washington, D.C. – ATP); Bank of the West Classic (Stanford, Calif. – WTA); Rogers Cup (Toronto – ATP and Montreal – WTA); Western and Southern Open (Cincinnati, Ohio – WTA/ATP); Winston-Salem Open (Winston-Salem, N.C. – ATP); Connecticut Open (New Haven, Conn. – WTA).

On-Air Talent

Hall of Famers, former players and widely respected sportscasters make up Tennis Channel’s stable of on-air talent throughout the year, and many will be in the booth or on the sidelines again during the 2014 US Open Series. Newly enshrined Hall of Famer Lindsay Davenport (@LDavenport76) is part of the network’s summer-analysts team, as are former players , Rennae Stubbs (@rennaestubbs) and Mark Knowles (@knowlzee10s). Ted Robinson (@tedjrobinson), Ian Eagle and Brett Haber (@BrettHaber) are among the award-winning announcers calling the US Open Series for Tennis Channel, along with Brian Webber (@bwwebber) and former player Leif Shiras (@LShirock). Coach Paul Annacone (@paul_annacone), whose expertise has guided all-time greats Pete Sampras and Roger Federer, is new to the network’s series booth this year.

The 2014 US Open Series Tennis Channel first-run telecast schedule (all times ET) and on-air talent follows: (*indicates same-day delayed broadcast). Live coverage during the week of July 28 will bounce between the ATP and WTA events. For encore replays, visit www.tennischannel.com/schedule.

July 24-26 BB&T Atlanta Open (ATP)

Thursday, July 24 – 4 p.m.-10 p.m. (round of 16)

Friday, July 25 – 9:15 p.m.-11 p.m. (quarterfinal)

Saturday, July 26 – 8 p.m.-10 p.m. (semifinal)

July 28-Aug 2 Citi Open (ATP)

Monday, July 28 – 4 p.m.-10 p.m. (early round)

Tuesday, July 29 – 4 p.m.-10 p.m. (early round)

Wednesday, July 30 – 4 p.m.-10 p.m. (early round)

Thursday, July 31 – 4 p.m.-10 p.m. (round of 16)

Friday, Aug 1 – 1 p.m.-3 p.m.; 9 p.m.-11 p.m. (quarterfinals)

Saturday, Aug 2 – 7 p.m.-9 p.m. (semifinal)

July 29-Aug 2 Bank of the West Classic (WTA)

Tuesday, July 29 – 4 p.m.-8 p.m.; 10 p.m.-midnight (early round)

Wednesday, July 30 – 4 p.m.-8 p.m.; 10 p.m.-midnight (early round)

Thursday, July 31 – 4 p.m.-8 p.m.; 10 p.m.-midnight (round of 16)

Saturday, Aug 2- 1 a.m.-3 a.m. (quarterfinal)*; 10 p.m.-midnight (semifinal)

Aug 4-7 Rogers Cup (ATP/WTA)

Monday, Aug. 4 – 11 a.m.-9 p.m. (early round)

Tuesday, Aug. 5 – 11 a.m.-9 p.m. (early round)

Wednesday, Aug. 6 – 11 a.m.-9 p.m. (early round)

Thursday, Aug. 7 – 6 p.m.-10 p.m. (round of 16)

Aug 11-13 Western & Southern Open (ATP/WTA)

Monday, Aug. 11 – 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m. (early round)

Tuesday, Aug. 12 – 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m. (early round)

Wednesday, Aug. 13 – 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m. (early round)

Aug 20-22 Winston-Salem Open (ATP)

Wednesday, Aug. 20 – 3 p.m.-7 p.m.; 9 p.m.-11p.m.* (round of 16)

Thursday, Aug. 21 – 9 p.m.-11 p.m.* (quarterfinal)

Friday, Aug. 22 – 9 p.m.-11 p.m.* (semifinal)

Aug 20-21 Connecticut Open (WTA)

Wednesday, Aug. 20 – 1 p.m.-5 p.m.; 7 p.m.-9 p.m. (round of 16)

Thursday, Aug 21 – 7 p.m.-9 p.m. (quarterfinal)

Topics: Atp, Bank Of The West Classic, BB&T Atlanta Open, Citi Open, Connecticut Open, Rogers Cup, Sports, Tennis, Tennis Channel, Tennis News, US Open, Western and Southern Cup, Winston Salem Open, Wta

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