2011 US Open Series

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As originally written by JohnnyO

This thread will chronicle the telecasts/announcers for the US Open Series. Specifically, I am planning to at least post full information on the finals of each tournament. I will post the schedule for quarterfinals and semifinals, and I will add the announcers if I see the matches, or if anyone is helpful enough to post them. Telecasts are live, unless otherwise noted. Match winners in bold. Feel free to use this thread for comments and discussion on the telecasts and tournaments.


Atlanta Tennis Championships; Racquet Club of the South, Norcross, GA


Quarterfinals; Friday, July 22, 2011; (Match Unknown)

TTC; 12:00 PM ET; Brett Haber, Justin Gimlestob, Ashely Fisher

Yen-Hsun Lu vs. John Isner

ESPN2; 4:00 PM ET; Cliff Drysdale, Darren Cahill, Brad Gilbert

Mardy Fish vs. Somdev Devvarman

ESPN2; 7:00 PM ET; Cliff Drysdale, Brad Gilbert, Darren Cahill


Semifinals; Saturday, July 23, 2011; Gilles Muller vs. John Isner

ESPN2; 1:00 PM ET; Cliff Drysdale, Darren Cahill, Brad Gilbert

Mardy Fish vs. Ryan Harrison

TTC; 7:00 PM ET; Brett Haber, Justin Gimlestob, Ashely Fisher


Final; Sunday, July 24, 2011; Mardy Fish ($96,800) vs. John Isner

ESPN2; 3:00 PM ET; Cliff Drysdale, Darren Cahill, Brad Gilbert

Doubles Final; Sunday, July 24, 2011; Alex Bogomolov Jr./Matthew Ebden ($29,400) vs Matthias Bachinger/Frank Moser;

TTC; 10:00 PM ET (tape delayed from 12:30 PM ET); Brett Haber, Justin Gimlestob, Ashely Fisher



Farmer's Classic; Los Angeles Tennis Center (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA


Quarterfinal; Friday, July 29, 2011; Mardy Fish vs Igor Kunitsyn

ESPN2; 7:00 PM ET; Cliff Drysdale, Darren Cahill, Pam Shriver


Semifinals; Saturday, July 30, 2011; Mardy Fish vs. Ryan Harrison

TTC; 5:00 PM ET;; Leif Shiras, Justin Gimelstob; Coverage began @ 5:05 PM, as live coverage of the WTA Citi Open SF (Tamira Pazsek-Shahar Peer) was running long, and ultimately pre-empted.

ESPN2; 12:52 AM ET (Sunday, July 31, 2011); Cliff Drysdale, Darren Cahill, Pam Shriver; (replay of coverage from ESPN3.com)

(Doubles) Mark Knowles/Xavier Malisse vs Yen-Hsun Lu/Frank Moser;

TTC; 8:?? PM ET; Leif Shiras, Justin Gimelstob (tape delayed); Originally scheduled for live coverage after the Fish SF. After the Fish SF, TTC aired the remainder of the Citi Open SF that they had pre-empted, then this match on tape in its entirety.

Alex Bogomolov Jr.vs Ernests Gulbis

ESPN2; 11:38 PM ET;Cliff Drysdale, Darren Cahill, Pam Shriver; (JIP @ 11:38 PM ET, with Gulbis leading 6-2, 1-2); Originally scheduled for live coverage at 10:30 PM ET, but JIP after the conclusion of coverage of the Williams-Lisicki SF from Stanford (see below).


Singles Final; Sunday, July 31, 2011; Mardy Fish vs. Ernests Gulbis ($113,000)

ESPN2; 5:00 PM ET; Cliff Drysdale, Darren Cahill, Pam Shriver

TTC; 8:00 PM ET (tape delayed); Leif Shiras, Justin Gimelstob


Doubles Final; Sunday, July 31, 2011; Mark Knowles/Xavier Malisse ($34,300) vs Somdev Devvarman/Treat Conrad Huey;

TTC; 11:06 PM ET (tape delayed from 3:00 PM ET); Leif Shiras, Justin Gimelstob, Sam Querrey (2nd Set, first five games only) ; Originally scheduled for 10 PM ET, but was delayed until the conclusion of the TTC taped replay of the singles final.



Bank of the West Classic; Taube Family Tennis Center, Stanford University, CA


Quarterfinal; Friday, July 29, 2011; Serena Williams vs. Maria Sharapova

ESPN2; 11:00 PM ET; Patrick McEnroe, Mary Jo Fernandez, Brad Gilbert


Semifinals; Saturday, July 30, 2011; Serena Williams vs. Sabine Lisicki (JIP with Williams leading 3-1)

ESPN2; 10:30 PM ET; Patrick McEnroe, Mary Jo Fernandez, Brad Gilbert; This time slot was originally allotted for live coverage of the second semi-final of the Farmer's Classic, but ESPN2 covered this match live instead, which had begun just after 10:00 PM ET.

Additional tape delayed SF coverage was scheduled for Sunday, July 31, 2011 on ESPN2 at 12:30 AM ET. However Dominika Cibulkova withdrew from the tournament with an abdominal strain prior to her SF vs Marion Bartoli . Instead, ESPN2 aired a 5 minute taped interview with both players @ 12:42 AM after SF coverage of the Farmer's classic.


Final; Sunday, July 31, 2011; Serena Williams ($111,000) vs. Marion Bartoli

ESPN2; 3:00 PM ET; Patrick McEnroe, Mary Jo Fernandez, Brad Gilbert



Legg Mason Tennis Classic, William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC


Round of 16; Thursday, August 4, 2011; Donald Young vs. Micheal Russell;  James Blake vs. John Isner

TTC; 4:00 PM ET; Brett Haber, Justin Gimlestob, Ashely Fisher


Quarterfinals; Friday, August 5, 2011

Fernando Verdasco vs. Radek Stepanek

TTC; 2:00 PM ET; Brett Haber, Justin Gimlestob, Donald Dell, Ashely Fisher

Marco Baghdatis vs. Donald Young; Victor Troicki vs. John Isner

ESPN2; 5:00 PM ET; Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill, Brad Gilbert

Gael Monfils vs. Janko Tipsarevic

TTC; 9:00 PM ET; Brett Haber, Justin Gimlestob, Donald Dell, Ashely Fisher


Semifinals; Saturday, August 6, 2011

Radek Stepanek vs. Donald Young

ESPN2; 3:00 PM ET;Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert, Darren Cahill

Gael Monfils vs, John Isner

TTC; 7:00 PM ET; Brett Haber, Justin Gimlestob, Donald Dell, Ashely Fisher

The start was delayed initially due to a conflict with the long running Radwanska-Petkovic SF from Carlsbad, then due to a rain delay, and the first ball was struck @ 8:56 PM ET. After more rain delays, the match ended @ 1:15 AM. TTC aired the entire match live.


Singles Final; Sunday, August 7, 2011; Gael Monfils vs. Radek Stepanek ($264,000)

ESPN2; 3:00 PM ET; Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill, Brad Gilbert; A late start to the match (first ball @ 3:22 PM), and a 35 minute rain delay pushed the conclusion of this match to 5:41 PM ET, which relegated the beginning of the Mercury Insurance Open final to ESPN3.com (see below).


Doubles Final; Sunday, August 7, 2011; Michael Llodra/Nestor Zimonjic ($78,000) vs. Robert Lindstedt/Horia Tecau

TTC; 9:50 PM ET (tape delayed from 12 Noon ET); Brett Haber, Justin Gimlestob, Ashely Fisher

Match coverage was initially scheduled to air at 10 PM ET, but actually began about 10 minutes early, at 9:50 PM.



Mercury Insurance Open, La Costa Resort & Spa, Carlsbad, CA


Quarterfinals; Friday, August 5, 2011

Shuai Peng vs. Ana Ivanovic

ESPN2; 11:00 PM ET; Cliff Drysdale, Pam Shriver, Rennae Stubbs

Vera Zvonareva vs. Sabine Lisicki

TTC; 1:00 AM ET (Saturday August 6, 2011) (tape delayed from 7:15 PM ET); Leif Shiras, Lindsay Davenport, Corina Morariu


Semifinals; Saturday, August 6, 2011

Andrea Petkovic vs, Agnieszka Radwanska

TTC; 5:00 PM ET; Leif Shiras, Lindsay Davenport, Corina Morariu

Vera Zvonareva vs. Ana Ivanovic

ESPN2; 10:00 PM ET; Cliff Drysdale, Pam Shriver, Rennae Stubbs


Final; Sunday, August 7, 2011; Agnieszka Radwanska ($111,000) vs. Vera Zvonareva

ESPN2; 5:41 PM ET (JIP @ 5-3 in the 1st Set); Cliff Drysdale, Pam Shriver, Rennae Stubbs This match was originally scheduled to air live at 5:00 PM ET. However, the Legg Mason Classic final ran long (see above), and the beginning of this match aired live only on ESPN3.com.



Rogers Cup, Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada


Early Rounds; Monday, August 8, 2011

TTC: 1:00 PM ET - 9:00 PM ET; Jason Goodall, Doug Adler and Robbie Koenig (TPL World Feed)

Early Rounds; Tuesday, August 9, 2011

TTC: 1:00 PM ET - 9:00 PM ET; Jason Goodall, Doug Adler and Robbie Koenig (TPL World Feed)

Early Rounds; Wednesday, August 10, 2011

TTC: 1:00 PM ET - 9:00 PM ET; Jason Goodall, Doug Adler and Robbie Koenig (TPL World Feed)

Early Rounds; Thursday, August 11, 2011

ESPN2: 12:00 PM ET - 4:00 PM ET; Chris Fowler, Darren Cahill, Brad Gilbert


Quarterfinals; Friday, August 12, 2011

ESPN2: 12:00 PM ET - 4:00 PM ET; Chris Fowler, Darren Cahill, Brad Gilbert


Semifinals; Saturday, August 13, 2011

Mardy Fish vs. Janko Tipsarevic

ESPN2: 3:13 PM ET; Chris Fowler, Brad Gilbert, Darren Cahill ; Coverage was delayed by late running LLWS game that preceded tennis; coverage began just as the first ball was served.

Novak Djokovic vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

ESPN2: 8:00 PM ET; Chris Fowler, Darren Cahill, Brad Gilbert


Final; Sunday, August 14, 2011

Novak Djokovic ($450,000) vs. Mardy Fish

ESPN2: 3:00 PM ET; Chris Fowler, Darren Cahill, Brad Gilbert



Rogers Cup,    Rexall Centre, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Early Rounds; Monday, August 8, 2011

TTC: 1:00 PM ET - 9:00 PM ET; Leif Shiras, Lindsay Davenport

Early Rounds; Tuesday, August 9, 2011

TTC: 1:00 PM ET - 9:00 PM ET; Leif Shiras, Lindsay Davenport

Early Rounds; Wednesday, August 10, 2011

TTC: 1:00 PM ET - 9:00 PM ET; Leif Shiras, Lindsay Davenport

Early Rounds; Thursday, August 11, 2011

ESPN2: 12:00 PM ET - 4:00 PM ET; Chris Fowler, Mary Jo Fernandez, Pam Shriver; Fowler and Fernandez were in Montreal, calling action remotely from the site of the Men's Rogers Cup.


Quarterfinals; Friday, August 12, 2011

ESPN2: 12:00 PM ET - 4:00 PM ET; Cliff Drysdale, Mary Jo Fernandez, Pam Shriver; Drysdale and Fernandez were in Montreal.

ESPN2: 7:00 PM ET; Cliff Drysdale, Mary Jo Fernandez, Pam Shriver; Drysdale and Fernandez were in Montreal.

Luice Safarova vs. Serena Williams


Semifinals; Saturday, August 13, 2011;

Samatha Stosur vs. Agnieszka Radwanska

ESPN2: 4:41 PM ET; (tape delayed, JIP with Stosur leading 3-2 in the 3rd set) Cliff Drysdale, Mary Jo Fernandez, Pam Shriver; Drysdale and Fernandez were in Montreal.

Victoria Azaranka vs. Serena Williams

ESPN2: 6:00 PM ET; Cliff Drysdale, Mary Jo Fernandez, Pam Shriver; Drysdale and Fernandez were in Montreal.


Final: Sunday, August 14, 2011

Samatha Stosur vs. Serena Williams ($360,000)

ESPN2: 1:00 PM ET; ; Chris Fowler, Mary Jo Fernandez, Pam Shriver; Fowler and Fernandez were in Montreal.



Western & Southern Open; Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason, OH


Early Rounds; Monday, August 15, 2011

TTC: 11:00 AM ET - 11:00 PM ET; Ian Eagle, Justin Gimlestob, Lindsay Davenport, Ashely Fisher

Early Rounds; Tuesday, August 16, 2011

TTC: 11:00 AM ET - 11:00 PM ET; Ian Eagle, Justin Gimlestob, Lindsay Davenport, Ashely Fisher

Early Rounds;Wednesday, August 17, 2011

TTC: 11:00 AM ET - 11:00 PM ET; Ian Eagle, Justin Gimlestob, Lindsay Davenport, Ashely Fisher


Early Rounds; Thursday, August 18, 2011

ESPN2: 11:00 AM ET - 5:00 PM ET;

Rafael Nadal vs. Fernando Verdasco; Chris Fowler, Patrick McEnroe, Pam Shriver

Maria Sharapova vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova; Chris Fowler, Mary Jo Fernandez, Pam Shriver

Only a portion of these matches aired;

Li Na vs. Samatha Stosur; Darren Cahill, Mary Jo Fernandez

Mardy Fish vs. Richard Gasquet; Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill

Nadia Petrova vs. Christina McHale. ; Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill, Mary Jo Fernandez

David Ferrer vs. Gilles Simon; Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill


Early Rounds; ESPN2: 7:00 PM ET - 9:00 PM ET;

Roger Federer vs. James Blake; Chris Fowler, Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill

A portion of this match aired

Jelena Jankovic vs. Francesca Schiavone; Mary Jo Fernandez, Pam Shriver


Quarterfinals; Friday, August 19, 2011

ESPN2: 1:00 PM ET - 5:00 PM ET;

Gilles Simon vs. Andy Murray (JIP, with Murray leading 6-3, 4-2); Chris Fowler, Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill

Mardy Fish vs. Rafael Nadal; Chris Fowler, Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill

Tomas Berdychr vs. Roger Federer; Chris Fowler, Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill

ESPN2: 7:00 PM ET; Chris Fowler, Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill

Novak Djokovic vs. Gael Monfils;


Men's Semifinals; Saturday, August 20, 2011

ESPN2: 1:00 PM ET;

Andy Murray vs. Mardy Fish; Chris Fowler, Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill

Novak Djokovic vs. Tomas Berdych ; Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill, Pam Shriver


Women's Semifinals;

ESPN2: 7:00 PM ET;

Maria Sharapova vs. Vera Zvonerava; Chris Fowler, Mary Jo Fernandez, Pam Shriver

Jelena Jankovic vs. Andrea Petkovic; Patrick McEnroe, Mary Jo Fernandez, Pam Shriver


Sunday, August 21, 2011;


Men's Final; CBS: 12:30 PM ET; Mary Carillo, Jim Courier, Mary Jo Fernandez

Andy Murray ($496,000) vs. Novak Djokovic


Women's Final; ESPN2: 4:30 PM ET; Chris Fowler, Mary Jo Fernandez, Pam Shriver (Darren Cahill called PBP for the first six points; then Fowler called the rest of the match.)

Maria Sharapova ($360,000) vs. Jelena Jankovic



Winston-Salem Open; Wake Forest Tennis Center, Winston-Salem, NC


Thursday, August 25, 2011; Quarterfinals;

ESPN2; 1:00 PM ET; Daren Cahill, Brad Gilbert

John Isner vs. Marco Baghdatis;

TTC; 5:00 PM ET - 9:00 PM ET; Leif Shiras, Jimmy Arias, Ashely Fisher

ESPN2; 12:00 AM ET (Friday August 26, tape delayed); Daren Cahill, Brad Gilbert

Andy Roddick vs. Juan Monaco


Friday, August 26, 2011; Semifinals;

ESPN2; 12:00 PM ET;  Daren Cahill, Brad Gilbert

Andy Roddick vs, John Isner

TTC; 9:00 PM ET (tape delayed from 6:30 PM ET); Leif Shiras, Jimmy Arias, Ashely Fisher

Robin Haase vs. Julien Benneteau


Saturday, August 27, 2011; Final;

CBS: 12:30 PM ET;

Julien Benneteau vs. John Isner



New Haven Open; Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale, New Haven, CT


Thursday, August 25, 2011; Quarterfinals;

ESPN2; 3:00 PM ET; Cliff Drysdale, Mary Jo Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs

Li Na vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova; Because of a rain delay, ESPN2 only aired the first set.

Friday, August 26, 2011; Semifinals; Cliff Drysdale, Mary Jo Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs

ESPN2; 2:00 PM ET;

Li Na vs. Petra Cetkovska

ESPN2; 7:00 PM ET;

Caroline Wozniacki vs. Francesca Schiavone


Saturday, August 27, 2011; Final; Cliff Drysdale, Mary Jo Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs

ESPN2: 5:00 PM ET (Tape delayed from 1 PM);

Caroline Wozniacki vs. Petra Cetkovska

The match was originally scheduled for 5 PM ET, but was moved to 1 PM due to Hurricane Irene.