U.S. Open Coverage to be Featured Across All 16 Courts
The USTA has announced that for the first time, broadcast coverage will be featured from all tournament courts–up to 16. All men’s and women’s singles and doubles matches, as well as mixed doubles matches, during the 2018 U.S. Open are scheduled to be produced from Monday, Aug. 27, through Sunday, Sept. 9. In addition, coverage of a variety of the activities and activations during U.S. Open Fan Week will be offered, including the U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament, from Tuesday, Aug. 21, through Friday, Aug. 24.
For the 10th consecutive year and for the fourth year as exclusive domestic media partner, ESPN will provide comprehensive live coverage of the U.S. Open. The ESPN family of networks will deliver first-ball-to-last-ball coverage throughout the tournament, with nearly 140 hours on TV on ESPN and ESPN2. Fans and viewers will also have the opportunity to watch more than 1,300 hours of coverage from all tournament courts streaming live across ESPN3 and ESPN+ on the ESPN App. In addition, ESPN+ will distribute this year’s qualifying competition and will stream coverage from five courts each day.
In the U.S., Tennis Channel will also enhance its coverage of the U.S. Open. New this year, the network will feature live coverage of this year’s Qualifying Tournament and U.S. Open Fan Week. In addition, as in previous years, Tennis Channel will deliver daily preview and highlight shows, as well as extensive match encore programming.
“We continually challenge ourselves to bring the excitement of the U.S. Open to more people in more ways,” said Lew Sherr, Chief Revenue Officer for the USTA. “We are gratified that our great global partners will achieve this in our 50th Anniversary year.”
In addition to U.S. Open tennis action, ABC will broadcast Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day powered by Net Generation on Sunday, Aug. 26 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day is an annual tennis and music festival that honors the legacy of Arthur Ashe.
