2022 Australian Open
As originally written by person and Tony Miller:
Here is ESPN's release for the upcoming Australian Open: https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2022/01/espns-exclusive-live-first-ball-to-last-ball-coverage-of-the-australian-open-january-16-30-expanded-coverage-for-espn/
ESPN+ will have first ball to last ball coverage nightly, and will carry quarterfinals on both Monday 1.24 and Tuesday 1.25 as Tennis Channel will NOT have any live coverage of play.
ESPN2 will join in usually sometime between 9-11 pm nightly, essentially whenever their other sports commitments are over for the night.
ABC adds highlights shows on Sunday 1.23 (4pm) and Saturday 1.29 (3pm) for the first time ever.
Commentators
Commentators: James Blake, Darren Cahill, Cliff Drysdale, Chrissie Evert, Mary Joe Fernandez, Chris Fowler, Brad Gilbert, Jason Goodall, John McEnroe, Patrick McEnroe, Chris McKendry, Pam Shriver, Rennae Stubbs
Tennis Channel is relegated to a nightly two hour live preview/recap show at 5pm hosted by Steve Weissmann, Martina Navratilova, Lindsay Davenport, and Jon Rothstein: http://tennischannel.wpengine.com/press_releases/tennis-channels-australian-open-coverage-gets-underway-january-16tennis-channels-australian-open-coverage-gets-underway-january-16/
They will also have replay coverage with Brett Haber and Paul Annacone.
Day 1 - Monday, January 17th
On The Docket
32 men's singles matches (15 seeds, 10 Americans)
32 women's singles matches (16 seeds, 8 Americans)
64 matches, 161.2 hours on court
Weather
Cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a light shower. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning southerly 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon. High of 73F.
Commentators
Denis Shapovalov vs. Laslo Djere - Chris Fowler, James Blake
Updates, first match - Jason Goodall, Mary Joe Fernandez
Naomi Osaka vs. Camila Osorio - Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez
Matteo Berrettini vs. Brandon Nakashima - Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert
Rafael Nadal vs. Marcos Giron - Chris Fowler, John McEnroe, Darren Cahill
TV Log
6:55 - Tease - Chris McKendry
6:57 - Studio - McKendry, Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez, Darren Cahill
7:20 - 1 - Shapovalov/Djere (JCA) - Chris Fowler, James Blake
7:35 - 2 - Anisimova/Hartono (1573) - Jason Goodall, Mary Joe Fernandez
7:39 - Shapovalov/Djere
8:22 - Studio - McKendry, John McEnroe, Chrissie Evert
8:41 - 3 - Svitolina/Ferro (MCA) - Goodall, Fernandez - end #1 at 8:44
8:47 - 4 - Sakkari/Maria (RLA) - Goodall, Fernandez - end #3 at 9:00
<8:52 - Anisimova/Hartono split-screen - end #2 at 8:53>
<8:56 - Shapovalov/Djere split-screen to 8:58>
9:06 - Tournament update - McKendry
9:09 - Shapovalov/Djere
9:20 - Studio - McKendry, Evert
9:31 - 5 - Osaka/Osorio (RLA) - Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez
9:54 - Khachanov/Kudla and Berrettini/Nakashima updates
9:55 - 6 - Monfils/Coria (JCA) - Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert
9:55 - 7 - Berrettini/Nakashima (MCA) - P. McEnroe, Gilbert
10:08 - Shapovalov/Djere
10:10 - Osaka/Osorio
10:14 - Shapovalov/Djere
<10:28 - Osaka split-screen - end #4 at 10:29>
10:38 - Osaka interview with Jelena Dokic
10:42 - Studio - McKendry, Cliff Drysdale
10:52 - 8 - Nadal/Giron (RLA) - Chris Fowler, John McEnroe - first ball 10:53
<11:05 - Berrettini/Nakashima split-screen to 11:08>
11:11 - Berrettini/Nakashima
<11:16 - Nadal/Giron split-screen to 11:17>
11:17 - Network switch before tiebreaker in Berrettini/Nakashima
11:27 - Nadal/Giron
11:40 - 9 - Khachanov/Kudla (1573) - P. McEnroe, Gilbert - end #6 at 11:43
11:44 - Berrettini/Nakashima
<11:48 - Brengle/Yastremska split-screen to 11:49>
11:49 - Nadal/Giron
12:06 - Berrettini/Nakashima - end #7 at 12:14
12:15 - Studio - McKendry, Blake, Shriver
12:18 - Sign off
Day 2 - Tuesday, January 18th
On The Docket
32 men's singles matches (16 seeds, 5 Americans)
32 women's singles matches (16 seeds, 9 Americans)
64 matches, 160.5 hours on court
Weather
Cloudy morning, with sunny breaks developing in the afternoon. Winds southerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light early in the morning then becoming southerly 25 to 35 km/h in the morning. High of 70F.
Commentators
Simona Halep vs. Magdalena Frech -- Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez
Daniil Medvedev vs. Henri Laaksonen -- Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert
Nikoloz Basilashvili vs. Andy Murray -- Patrick McEnroe, James Blake, Darren Cahill
John Isner vs. Maxime Cressy -- Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert
TV Log - ESPN2 11:42 p.m. to 3:12 a.m.
11:42 - Tease -- Chris McKendry
11:43 - Tournament update - McKendry, Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez
12:00 - 1 - Halep/Frech (MCA) - Shriver, Fernandez - end #1 at 12:08
12:14 - 2 - Medvedev/Laaksonen (RLA) - Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert - end #2 at 12:29
12:17 - Basilashvili/Murray update
12:36 - 3 - Basilashvili/Murray (JCA) - Patrick McEnroe, James Blake, Darren Cahill
12:55 - 4 - Isner/Cressy (5) - Goodall, Gilbert
1:04 - Basilashvili/Murray
1:19 - Tournament update - McKendry, Shriver
1:21 - Basilashvili/Murray
<1:41 - Isner/Cressy split-screen to 1:46>
This segment included Isner facing 3 match points and responding with ace, ace, ace, winner, ace to hold serve.
1:49 - Isner/Cressy
2:01 - 5 - Konjuh/Rogers (6) - Shriver, Fernandez - end #3 at 2:02
2:03 - Basilashvili/Murray - end #4 at 3:05
2:13 - Isner/Cressy update
2:29 - Isner/Cressy update
2:36 - Isner/Cressy update
<2:38 - Isner/Cressy split-screen for end #4 at 2:40>
3:08 - Murray post-match interview
3:12 - Sign off
Day 3 - Wednesday, January 19th
On The Docket
16 men's singles second-round matches (13 seeds, 5 Americans)
16 women's singles second-round matches (13 seeds, 6 Americans)
15 men's doubles first-round matches
17 women's doubles first-round matches
64 matches, 143.3 hours on court
Weather
Mostly sunny and windy. Winds southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h increasing to 30 to 45 km/h by late morning. High 81F.
Commentators
#1 Ashleigh Barty vs. Lucia Bronzetti - Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez
Madison Keys vs. Jaqueline Cristian - Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez
#6 Rafael Nadal vs. Yannick Hanfmann - Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert, Darren Cahill
#14 Denis Shapovalov vs. Soon-woo Kwon - Jason Goodall, James Blake
TV Log - ESPN2 9 p.m. to 12:55 a.m.
9:00 - Tournament update - Chris McKendry, Brad Gilbert, Pam Shriver
9:02 - Open
9:03 - Studio - McKendry, Gilbert, Shriver
9:07 - 1 - Barty/Bronzetti (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez
9:15 - 2 - Keys/Cristian (JCA) - McEnroe, Fernandez
9:19 - Svitolina/Tan update
9:23 - 3 - Kecmanovic/Paul (17) - Jason Goodall, James Blake
9:23 - 4 - Pegula/Pera (1573) - McEnroe, Fernandez
9:25 - Keys/Cristian
9:31 - Barty/Bronzetti - end #1 at 9:37
9:38 - Keys/Cristian
9:44 - Studio - McKendry, Shriver
9:47 - Keys/Cristian
9:59 - 5 - Nadal/Hanfmann (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert, Darren Cahill
10:13 - 6 - Shapovalov/Kwon (MCA) - Goodall, Blake
10:19 - Keys/Cristian update
10:21 - Nadal/Hanfmann
10:27 - Shapovalov/Kwon
10:36 - Nadal/Hanfmann
10:38 - Keys/Cristian update
10:54 - Studio - McKendry, Shriver
10:58 - Madison Keys interview - Rennae Stubbs
11:00 - Nadal/Hanfmann
<11:01 - Opelka/Koepfer split-screen to 11:07>
11:24 - Carreno Busta/Griekspoor update
11:25 - Kecmanovic/Paul - end #2 at 11:26
11:27 - Nadal/Hanfmann
11:31 - Shapovalov/Kwon
11:35 - Nadal/Hanfmann
11:47 - Tournament update - McKendry, Shriver
11:50 - 7 - Korda/Moutet [8] - Goodall, Blake
11:54 - Nadal/Hanfmann
12:06 - Ostapenko/Riske update
12:35 - Shapovalov/Kwon
12:36 - Nadal/Hanfmann - end #3 at 12:44
12:47 - Nadal interview - Jim Courier
12:53 - Studio - McKendry, Shriver
12:55 - Sign off
Day 4 - Thursday, January 20th
On The Docket
16 men's singles second-round matches (12 seeds, 4 Americans)
16 women's singles second-round matches (12 seeds, 2 Americans)
17 men's doubles first-round matches
13 women's doubles first-round matches
3 mixed doubles first-round matches
65 matches, 143.8 hours on court
Weather
Sunny. Winds east to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending south to southeasterly in the early afternoon then tending east to southeasterly in the late afternoon. High 86F.
Commentators
#2 Aryna Sabalenka vs. Wang Xinyu (RLA) - Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez
#20 Taylor Fritz vs. Frances Tiafoe (JCA) - Patrick McEnroe, James Blake, Darren Cahill
#4 Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Sebastian Baez (MCA) - Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert
#9 Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (KA) - Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert
TV Log - ESPN2 9:24 p.m. to 2:44 a.m.
9:24 - Tease - Chris McKendry
9:25 - Tournament update - McKendry, Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert
9:28 - Open
9:29 - Studio - McKendry, Goodall, Gilbert
9:31 - 1 - Sabalenka/Wang (RLA) - Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez
9:40 - Tournament update - McKendry, Goodall, Gilbert
9:43 - 2 - Fritz/Tiafoe (JCA) - Patrick McEnroe, James Blake, Darren Cahill
9:59 - Machac/Cressy update
10:11 - Sabalenka/Wang
10:14 - Baptiste/Inglis update
10:17 - Fritz/Tiafoe
10:19 - Sabalenka/Wang
10:27 - Studio - McKendry, Goodall, Gilbert, Chrissie Evert
10:37 - Sabalenka/Wang - end #1 10:57
<10:41 - Fritz/Tiafoe split-screen to 10:44>
11:02 - Baptiste/Inglis update
11:03 - Fritz/Tiafoe update - end #2 at 11:53
11:54 - 3 - Tsitsipas/Baez (MCA) - Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert
12:11 - 4 - Bautista Agut/Kohlschreiber (1573) - McEnroe, Blake
12:14 - Tsitsipas/Baez
12:23 - Tournament update - McKendry, Shriver, Fernandez
12:26 - Cliff Notes with Cliff Drysdale
12:34 - Tsitsipas/Baez
12:44 - 5 - Auger-Aliassime/Davidovich Fokina (KA) - Goodall, Gilbert
12:52 - 6 - de Minaur/Majchrzak (RLA) - Goodall, Gilbert
12:53 - Auger-Aliassime/Davidovich Fokina
12:57 - Tsitsipas/Baez update
1:01 - de Minaur/Majchrzak update
1:05 - Tsitsipas/Baez
1:14 - Studio - McKendry, Shriver, Fernandez
1:25 - Tsitsipas/Baez
2:03 - Auger-Aliassime/Davidovich Fokina
2:16 - Tournament update - McKendry, Shriver, Fernandez
2:19 - Taylor Fritz interview - Darren Cahill
2:23 - Tsitsipas/Baez
2:29 - 7 - Dimitrov/Paire (3) - Goodall, Gilbert
<2:34 - Tsitsipas/Baez split-screen>
2:39 - Tsitsipas/Baez - end #3 at 2:42
2:44 - Sign off
Day 5 - Friday, January 21st
On The Docket
8 men's singles third-round matches (12 seeds, 2 Americans)
8 women's singles third-round matches (11 seeds, 3 Americans)
9 men's doubles second-round matches
2 women's doubles first-round matches
8 women's doubles second-round matches
4 mixed doubles first-round matches
39 matches, 83.3 hours on court
Weather
Sunny. Winds north to northeasterly 25 to 35 km/h becoming light in the middle of the day then becoming southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the early afternoon. High 88F.
Commentators
#8 Paula Badosa vs. Marta Kostyuk (MCA) - Pam Shriver, Brad Gilbert
#4 Barbora Krejcikova vs. #26 Jelena Ostapenko (RLA) - Jason Goodall, Mary Joe Fernandez
Madison Keys vs. Wang Qiang (3) - Jason Goodall, Mary Joe Fernandez, Darren Cahill
#25 Lorenzo Sonego vs. Miomir Kecmanovic (1573) - Pam Shriver, Brad Gilbert
#7 Matteo Berrettini vs. Carlos Alcaraz (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, James Blake, Darren Cahill
#14 Denis Shapovalov vs. #23 Reilly Opelka (MCA) - Pam Shriver, Brad Gilbert
TV Log - ESPN2 9:12 p.m. to 3:30 a.m.
9:12 - Tease - Chris McKendry
9:13 - Tournament update - McKendry, Patrick McEnroe, James Blake
9:16 - Open
9:17 - Studio - McKendry, McEnroe, Blake
9:26 - Krejcikova/Ostapenko update
9:27 - 1 - Badosa/Kostyuk (MCA) - Pam Shriver, Brad Gilbert
9:38 - 2 - Krejcikova/Ostapenko (RLA) - Jason Goodall, Mary Joe Fernandez
10:02 - 3 - Keys/Wang (3) - Goodall, Fernandez, Darren Cahill
10:14 - 4 - Kecmanovic/Sonego (1573) - Shriver, Gilbert
10:29 - Keys/Wang
10:35 - Sakkari/Kudermetova update
10:44 - Garin/Monfils update
10:45 - Krejcikova/Ostapenko - end #1 at 10:54
10:59 - Victoria Azarenka interview - McKendry, McEnroe, Blake
11:05 - Keys/Wang
11:07 - 5 - Garin/Monfils - McEnroe, Blake
11:11 - Badosa/Kostyuk - end #2 at 11:20
11:17 - Keys/Wang update
11:25 - Keys/Wang
11:55 - Kecmanovic/Sonego - end #3 at 11:57
11:58 - Keys/Wang - end #4 at 12:16
12:21 - Keys interview - Cahill
12:24 - Tournament update - Chris McKendry
12:25 - 6 - Berrettini/Alcaraz (RLA) - McEnroe, Blake, Cahill
12:36 - 7 - Shapovalov/Opelka (MCA) - Shriver, Gilbert
12:40 - Berrettini/Alcaraz
12:58 - 8 - Carreno Busta/Korda (3) - Shriver, Gilbert
1:11 - Berrettini/Alcaraz
1:15 - Carreno Busta/Korda
1:16 - Berrettini/Alcaraz
1:22 - Shapovalov/Opelka
1:31 - Tournament update - McEnroe, Blake, Gilbert, Shriver
1:36 - Shapovalov/Opelka
<1:40 - Berrettini/Alcaraz split-screen to 1:41>
1:43 - Berrettini/Alcaraz
1:45 - Shapovalov/Opelka
1:51 - Berrettini/Alcaraz
2:00 - Shapovalov/Opelka
<2:01 - Berrettini/Alcaraz split-screen to 2:04>
2:05 - Carreno Busta/Korda
2:08 - Berrettini/Alcaraz
2:16 - Zverev/Albot update during medical timeout
<2:20 - Shapovalov/Opelka split-screen to 2:21>
<2:23 - Shapovalov/Opelka split-screen to 2:24>
2:30 - Shapovalov/Opelka
2:33 - Berrettini/Alcaraz
2:39 - Shapovalov/Opelka
2:43 - Berrettini/Alcaraz - end #6 at 3:27
<2:44 - Shapovalov/Opelka split-screen to end #5 at 2:45>
3:30 - Sign off
Day 6 - Saturday, January 22nd
On The Docket
8 men's singles third-round matches (10 seeds, 2 Americans)
8 women's singles third-round matches (9 seeds, 1 Americans)
7 men's doubles second-round matches
8 women's doubles second-round matches
9 mixed doubles first-round matches
1 legends doubles match
41 adult matches
16 boys singles first-round matches
16 girls singles first-round matches
Weather
Sunny day. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h shifting east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon. High 91F.
Commentators
#27 Danielle Collins vs. Clara Tauson (RLA) - Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez
#29 Tamara Zidansek vs. Alize Cornet (MCA) - Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez
#2 Aryna Sabalenka vs. #31 Marketa Vondrousova (MCA) - Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez
Kaia Kanepi vs. Maddison Inglis (RLA) - Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez
#4 Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Benoit Paire (RLA) - Jason Goodall, James Blake
#2 Daniil Medvedev vs. Botic van de Zandschulp (MCA) - Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert, Darren Cahill
TV Log - ESPN2 9 p.m. to 2:47 a.m.
9:00 - Tease - Chris McKendry
9:01 - Tournament update - McKendry, Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert
9:06 - 1 - Collins/Tauson (RLA) - Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez - end #1 at 9:48
9:12 - Halep/Kovinic update
9:50 - Halep/Kovinic update
Halep/Kovinic, which started at 8:40, finished before either Collins/Tauson or Zidansek/Cornet, which both started at 7:10.
9:52 - 2 - Zidansek/Cornet (MCA) - Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez - end #2 at 9:55
9:56 - Danielle Collins interview - Rennae Stubbs
10:03 - Cliff Notes - McKendry, Patrick McEnroe with Cliff Drysdale
10:14 - Studio - McKendry, Goodall, Gilbert
After the end of Zidansek/Cornet, it was 22 minutes and 44 seconds before the next point of live action.
10:17 - 3 - Sabalenka/Vondrousova (MCA) - Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez
10:25 - Kanepi/Inglis update
10:31 - 4 - Kanepi/Inglis (RLA) - Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez
10:35 - Sabalenka/Vondrousova
<10:38 - Kanepi/Inglis split-screen to 10:40>
10:42 - Mertens/Zhang update
11:06 - Bautista Agut/Fritz update - Patrick McEnroe, James Blake
<11:13 - Kanepi/Inglis split-screen to 11:14>
11:31 - Kanepi/Inglis
11:34 - Sabalenka/Vondrousova
11:40 - 5 - Bautista Agut/Fritz (3) - McEnroe, Blake
11:45 - Sabalenka/Vondrousova - end #3 at 12:03
11:51 - Kanepi/Inglis update
12:08 - Studio - McKendry, Goodall with Simona Halep
12:11 - 6 - Tsitsipas/Paire (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert
12:28 - Bautista Agut/Fritz update - McEnroe, Gilbert
12:37 - 7 - Medvedev/van de Zandschulp (MCA) - Jason Goodall, James Blake
12:46 - 8 - O'Connell/Cressy (3) - Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert
12:51 - Medvedev/van de Zandschulp
12:57 - Bautista Agut/Fritz update
<1:00 - Bautista Agut/Fritz split-screen to 1:01>
<1:03 - Bautista Agut/Fritz split-screen to 1:04>
1:08 - Tsitsipas/Paire
1:13 - Bautista Agut/Fritz
1:16 - Tsitsipas/Paire
1:23 - Medvedev/van de Zandschulp - with Darren Cahill
1:26 - Bautista Agut/Fritz update
1:33 - O'Connell/Cressy update
1:40 - Bautista Agut/Fritz
1:42 - Tsitsipas/Paire
<1:43 - Medvedev/van de Zandschulp split-screen to 1:45>
1:45 - Bautista Agut/Fritz
1:49 - Tsitsipas/Paire
1:55 - Bautista Agut/Fritz - end #4 at 1:56
1:58 - Tsitsipas/Paire
1:59 - Taylor Fritz interview - Rennae Stubbs
2:02 - Tsitsipas/Paire
2:11 - Medvedev/van de Zandschulp
2:14 - O'Connell/Cressy
2:17 - Medvedev/van de Zandschulp
2:19 - Tsitsipas/Paire
2:21 - Medvedev/van de Zandschulp - end #5 at 2:23
2:25 - Tsitsipas/Paire - end #6 at 2:43
2:47 - Sign off
After sign-off
O'Connell/Cressy ended at 2:54
Auger-Aliassime/Evans ended at 3:05
Sinner/Daniel ended at 4:56
Swiatek/Kasatkina 3:12-4:47
de Minaur/Andujar 3:21-5:28
Rublev/Cilic 5:09-7:45
Pavlyuchenkova/Cirstea 5:52-7:40
Day 7 - Sunday, January 23rd
On The Docket
4 men's singles round of 16 matches (6 seeds, 0 Americans)
4 women's singles round of 16 matches (6 seeds, 3 Americans)
5 men's doubles round of 16 matches
4 women's doubles round of 16 matches
4 mixed doubles round of 16 matches
1 legends doubles match
22 traditional matches
12 wheelchair matches
34 adult matches
16 boys singles first-round matches
16 girls singles first-round matches
8 boys doubles first-round matches
8 girls doubles first-round matches
82 matches, 150.25 hours on court
Weather
Sunny. Light winds becoming south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then tending east to southeasterly in the late evening. High 93F.
Commentators
#4 Barbora Krejcikova vs. #24 Victoria Azarenka (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez
#5 Maria Sakkari vs. #21 Jessica Pegula (MCA) - Jason Goodall, Pam Shriver, Rennae Stubbs
#6 Rafael Nadal vs. Adrian Mannarino (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe
#3 Alexander Zverev vs. #14 Denis Shapovalov (MCA) - Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert
TV Log - ESPN2 9 p.m. to 2:02 a.m.
9:00 - Tease - Chris McKendry
9:02 - Open
9:03 - Studio - McKendry, Chrissie Evert, James Blake
9:12 - 1 - Krejcikova/Azarenka (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez
9:30 - 2 - Sakkari/Pegula (MCA) - Jason Goodall, Pam Shriver, Rennae Stubbs
9:35 - Krejcikova/Azarenka update
<9:40 - Krejcikova/Azarenka split-screen to 9:44>
10:09 - Krejcikova/Azarenka - end #1 at 10:13
10:14 - Sakkari/Pegula
10:26 - Nadal/Mannarino walk out
10:35 - 3 - Nadal/Mannarino (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe
11:02 - Sakkari/Pegula - end #2 at 11:06
11:07 - Nadal/Mannarino (ending in a 16-14 first-set tiebreak that lasts 28 minutes)
11:57 - Studio - McKendry, Blake, Mary Joe Fernandez
12:03 - Nadal/Mannarino
12:10 - 4 - Zverev/Shapovalov (MCA) - Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert
12:13 - Nadal/Mannarino
<12:17 - Zverev/Shapovalov split-screen to 12:20>
12:37 - Studio - McKendry, Blake, Fernandez
12:41 - Zverev/Shapovalov
12:49 - Nadal/Mannarino update
12:55 - Nadal/Mannarino update
1:01 - Nadal/Mannarino update
<1:10 - Nadal/Mannarino split-screen to 1:11>
<1:13 - Nadal/Mannarino split-screen to end #3 at 1:15>
1:19 - Nadal post-match interview
1:25 - Jessica Pegula interview - McKendry, Blake, Fernandez
1:29 - Zverev/Shapovalov - end #4 at 1:55
1:58 - Shapovalov post-match interview
2:02 - sign off
Night session
Monfils-Kecmanovic 2:40-5:14
Barty-Anisimova 3:16-4:30
Berrettini-Carreno Busta 4:55-7:19
Day 8 - Monday, January 24th
On The Docket
4 men's singles round of 16 matches (7 seeds, 2 Americans)
4 women's singles round of 16 matches (5 seeds, 1 American)
3 men's doubles round of 16 matches
4 women's doubles round of 16 matches
4 mixed doubles round of 16 matches
1 legends doubles match
20 traditional matches
16 wheelchair matches
26 adult matches
8 boys singles second-round matches
8 girls singles second-round matches
8 boys doubles first-round matches
8 girls doubles first-round matches
58 matches, 104.4 hours on court
Weather
Humid and sunny apart from some high cloud at times. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h (9-12 mph) shifting south to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h (4.2-6.9 m/s) during the morning and early afternoon then tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h (8-11 knots) in the late evening. High 33C/91F/306K.
Commentators
#19 Elise Mertens vs. #27 Danielle Collins (RLA) - Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez, Darren Cahill
#14 Simona Halep vs. Alize Cornet (RLA) - Jason Goodall, Mary Joe Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs
#2 Daniil Medvedev vs. Maxime Cressy (MCA) - Patrick McEnroe, James Blake, Darren Cahill (first three sets), Rennae Stubbs (fourth set)
#11 Jannik Sinner vs. #32 Alex de Minaur (RLA) - Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert, Darren Cahill
TV Log - ESPN2 7 p.m. to 3:56 a.m.
7:00 - Tease - Chris McKendry
7:01 - Open
7:02 - Studio - McKendry, Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert
7:13 - 1 - Mertens/Collins (RLA) - Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez, Darren Cahill - first ball 7:14 - end #1 at 10:05
8:14 - Studio hit during set break - McKendry, Gilbert
9:09 - Studio hit during set break - McKendry, Gilbert, McEnroe
10:07 - Collins post-match interview - Casey Dellacqua
10:14 - Studio - McKendry, Gilbert, McEnroe
10:18 - Collins interview - Darren Cahill
10:22 - 2 - Halep/Cornet (RLA) - Jason Goodall, Mary Joe Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs - first ball 10:22
11:12 - 3 - Medvedev/Cressy (MCA) - Patrick McEnroe, James Blake, Darren Cahill
<11:15 - Halep/Cornet split-screen to 11:16>
11:21 - Halep/Cornet
11:30 - Medvedev/Cressy
11:33 - Halep/Cornet
11:56 - Studio - McKendry, Shriver, Chris Berman for some godforsaken reason (this started during a toilet break but also occupied most of the next game)
12:06 - Halep/Cornet
<12:18 - Medvedev/Cressy and Auger-Aliassime/Cilic split-screen to 12:28>
12:29 - Medvedev/Cressy
12:31 - Halep/Cornet - end #2 at 12:36
12:58 - Cornet pre-match interview - Jelena Dokic
1:05 - Tournament update - McKendry, Shriver
1:07 - Medvedev/Cressy (Rennae Stubbs replaces Darren Cahill for fourth set at 1:37)
1:10 - Sinner/de Minaur walk out
2:02 - Auger-Aliassime/Cilic - end #3 at 2:10
<2:03 - Medvedev/Cressy split screen>
2:10 - Medvedev/Cressy
2:17 - 4 - Sinner/de Minaur (RLA) - Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert, Darren Cahill
<2:18 - Medvedev/Cressy split-screen to 2:28>
2:28 - Medvedev/Cressy - end #4 at 2:31
2:35 - Sinner/de Minaur - end #5 at 3:54
3:56 - Sign off
Night session
Swiatek/Cirstea 2:53-5:20
Tsitsipas/Fritz 4:39-8:02
Sabalenka/Kanepi 5:44-8:03
Day 9 - Tuesday, January 25th
On The Docket
2 men's singles quarterfinals (4 seeds)
2 women's singles quarterfinals (3 seeds, 2 Americans)
2 men's doubles quarterfinals
2 women's doubles quarterfinals
4 mixed doubles quarterfinals
1 legends doubles match
13 traditional matches
6 wheelchair matches
19 adult matches
8 boys singles second-round matches
8 girls singles second-round matches
8 boys doubles second-round matches
8 girls doubles second-round matches
51 matches, 92.1 hours on court
Weather
Humid. Partly cloudy. The chance of a late afternoon shower or thunderstorm in the outer northeastern suburbs. Light winds becoming southerly 9-15 mph for the afternoon, then light again in the evening. High 32C/90F/305K.
Commentators
Aoyama/Shibahara vs. Martic/Rogers (MCA) - Pam Shriver, Brad Gilbert
#4 Barbora Krejcikova vs. Madison Keys (RLA) - Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs
#6 Rafael Nadal vs. #14 Denis Shapovalov (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert, Darren Cahill
TV Log - ESPN2 7 p.m. to 2:48 a.m.
7:00 - Tease - Chris McKendry
7:01 - Open
7:02 - Studio - McKendry, Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez, Cliff Drysdale
7:23 - 1 - Aoyama–Shibahara/Martic–Rogers (MCA) - Pam Shriver, Brad Gilbert
7:54 - Legends and wheelchair update
8:35 - 2 - Krejcikova/Keys (MCA) - Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs
8:37 - Studio - McKendry, McEnroe, Chrissie Evert
8:43 - Krejcikova/Keys - first ball 8:43 - end #1 10:09
8:45 - Doubles update
9:35 - Studio - McKendry, McEnroe (between sets)
10:11 - Keys post-match interview - Jelena Dokic
10:17 - Studio - McKendry, Fernandez
10:20 - Keys interview - Stubbs
10:25 - 3 - Nadal/Shapovalov (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert, Darren Cahill
10:28 - Studio - McKendry, Fernandez
10:30 - Nadal/Shapovalov - first ball 10:31 - end #2 at 2:38
12:12 - Studio - McKendry, Fernandez (end second set)
1:02 - Studio - McKendry, Fernandez (end third set)
1:45 - Studio - McKendry, Fernandez (end fourth set; medical timeout)
2:42 - Nadal post-match interview - Jim Courier
2:48 - Sign off
Night session
Barty/Pegula 3:29-4:32
Berrettini/Monfils 4:54-
Day 10 - Wednesday, January 26th
On The Docket
2 men's singles quarterfinals (4 seeds)
2 women's singles quarterfinals (2 seeds, 1 American)
2 men's doubles quarterfinals
2 women's doubles quarterfinals
2 mixed doubles semifinals
1 legends doubles match
11 traditional matches
3 wheelchair matches
14 adult matches
8 boys singles third-round matches
8 girls singles third-round matches
4 boys doubles quarterfinal matches
4 girls doubles quarterfinal matches
38 matches, 69.25 hours on court
Weather
Humid and mostly sunny. Patchy fog early this morning. Medium (40%) chance of showers during this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming northeast to southeasterly 9-15 mph in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late evening. High 35C/95F/308K.
Commentators
#7 Iga Swiatek vs. Kaia Kanepi (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Pam Shriver, Rennae Stubbs
#4 Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. #11 Jannik Sinner (RLA) - Chris Fowler, John McEnroe, Darren Cahill
TV Log - ESPN2 9 p.m. to 2:46 a.m.
9:00 - Tease - Chris McKendry
9:02 - Open
9:03 - Studio - McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, Brad Gilbert
9:14 - 1 - Swiatek/Kanepi (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Pam Shriver, Rennae Stubbs - first ball 9:15 - end #1 at 12:16
10:21 - Studio during set break - McKendry, Fernandez, Gilbert
11:31 - Studio during set break - McKendry, Fernandez, Gilbert
12:18 - Swiatek post-match interview - Casey Dellacqua
12:26 - Studio - McKendry, Fernandez, Gilbert
12:31 - Danielle Collins interview - Stubbs
12:37 - 2 - Tsitsipas/Sinner (RLA) - Chris Fowler, John McEnroe, Darren Cahill - first ball 12:38
| 1:29 - Rain stoppage
1:47 - Play restarts under the roof - end #2 at 2:44
2:46 - Sign off
Night session
Medvedev/Auger-Aliassime - 3:45-8:27
Mixed doubles - 8:55-10:30
Day 11 - Thursday, January 27th
On The Docket
2 women's singles semifinals (3 seeds, 2 Americans)
2 men's doubles semifinals
2 women's doubles semifinals
1 legends doubles match
7 traditional matches
3 wheelchair matches
10 adult matches
4 boys singles quarterfinals
4 girls singles quarterfinals
2 boys doubles semifinals
2 girls doubles semifinals
22 matches, 40.25 hours on court
Weather
Humid. Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds northerly 19-28 mph. High 34C/93F/307K.
Commentators
#1 Ashleigh Barty vs. Madison Keys (RLA) - Chris Fowler, Mary Joe Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs
#7 Iga Swiatek vs. Danielle Collins (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Pam Shriver, Darren Cahill
TV Log - ESPN 3:30 to 6:37 a.m. (scheduled until 7:30)
3:30 - Tease - Chris McKendry
3:31 - Open
3:32 - Studio - McKendry, Pam Shriver, Brad Gilbert
3:42 - 1 - Barty/Keys (RLA) - Chris Fowler, Mary Joe Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs - first ball 3:46 - end #1 at 4:48
4:12 - Studio - McKendry, Shriver, Gilbert
4:50 - Post-match interview - Jim Courier
4:58 - Studio - McKendry, Fernandez, Gilbert
5:10 - 2 - Swiatek/Collins (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Shriver, Darren Cahill - first ball 5:12 - end #2 at 6:30
6:33 - Post-match interview - Jelena Dokic
6:37 - Sign off
Day 12 - Friday, January 27th
On The Docket
2 men's singles semifinals (4 seeds)
1 mixed doubles final
3 traditional matches
2 boys singles semifinals
2 girls singles semifinals
1 boys doubles final
1 girls doubles final
9 matches, 18.1 hours on court
Weather
Hot and humid. Partly cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with heavy falls during this afternoon and evening. Winds northerly 15-25 mph decreasing to 12-18 mph in the middle of the day then shifting south to southwesterly 9-15 mph in the early afternoon. High 32C/90F/305K.
Commentators
#6 Rafael Nadal vs. #7 Matteo Berrettini (RLA) - Chris Fowler, John McEnroe, Darren Cahill
#2 Daniil Medvedev vs. #4 Stefanos Tsitsipas (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert, Darren Cahill
TV Log - ESPN 10 p.m. to 1:54 a.m. and 3:30 to 6:30 a.m.
10:00 - Open
10:01 - Tease
10:02 - Studio - Chris McKendry, Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe
10:17 - joined by Darren Cahill
10:21 - Studio - McKendry, Brad Gilbert, Mary Joe Fernandez, Cliff Drysdale
10:37 - 1 - Nadal/Berrettini (RLA) - Chris Fowler, John McEnroe, Darren Cahill - first ball 10:45 - end #1 at 1:41
12:12 - Studio - McKendry, Gilbert, Fernandez
1:44 - Post-match interview - Jim Courier
1:52 - Studio segment from booth - Fowler, John McEnroe
1:54 - Sign off
3:30 - Tease
3:31 - Open
3:32 - Studio - McKendry, Fernandez
3:42 - 2 - Medvedev/Tsitsipas (RL) - Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert, Darren Cahill - first ball 3:48 - end #2 at 6:18
5:15 - Studio - McKendry, Fernandez
5:56 - Studio - McKendry, Fernandez
6:22 - Post-match interview - Courier
6:30 - Sign off
Day 13 - Saturday, January 30th
On The Docket
1 women's singles final (2 seeds, 1 American)
1 men's doubles final
2 traditional matches
1 boys singles final
1 girls singles final
4 matches, 8.1 hours on court
Commentators
#1 Ashleigh Barty vs. #27 Danielle Collins (RLA) - Chris Fowler, Mary Joe Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs
TV Log - ESPN 3:30 to 5:30 a.m. or so
Barty/Collins - Chris Fowler, Mary Joe Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs
Studio - Chris McKendry, Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert
Day 14 - Sunday, January 31st
Day 14 - (Saturday evening into) Sunday, Jan. 30
On The Docket
1 men's singles final (2 seeds)
1 women's doubles final
2 matches, 4.75 hours on court
Weather
Humid. Mostly sunny. Slight (20%) chance of a shower about the outer suburbs, becoming less likely in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the outer northeast and northern suburbs in the afternoon. Winds south to southeasterly 9-15 mph becoming light in the late evening. High 82F/28C/301K.
Commentators
#2 Daniil Medvedev vs. #6 Rafael Nadal (RLA) - Chris Fowler, John McEnroe, Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill
TV Log - ESPN 3:30 to 9:40 a.m. or so
3:30 - Tease - Chris McKendry
3:31 - Open
3:32 - Studio - McKendry, Brad Gilbert
3:37 - 1 - Medvedev/Nadal (RLA) - Chris Fowler, John McEnroe, Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill - first ball 3:48 - end #1 at 9:12
5:55 - Studio - McKendry, Gilbert
8:02 - Studio - McKendry, Gilbert
9:20 - Trophy presentation
9:36 - Studio - Fowler, McEnroe, McEnroe
9:40 - Sign off