2011 US Open Series
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.