|
|
U.S. Open Tennis: 2009 Preview 
The American leg of the tennis grand slam begins play today on the hard courts of the USTA National Tennis Center in New York.
On the men’s side, history and Roger Federer once again is the lead story.
 Federer Going For 6th
In 2008, Federer defeated first-time Grand Slam finalist Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2, to capture his fifth straight US Open crown (his 13th Grand Slam title).
This year, the 28-year-old Swiss ace is trying to become the first player to win six straight US titles since Bill Tilden won six in a row from 1920-25.
Starting out slow in the New York event, never advancing past the fourth round in his first four appearances beginning in 2000, Federer has now won his last 34 matches over the past five years, building a 45-4 career record at Flushing Meadows with his last loss coming to David Nalbandian in the fourth round in 2003.
With the exception of the 2008 Australian Open won by Novak Djokovic, Federer and Rafael Nadal have dominated the men’s majors combining to win 17 of the last 18 Grand Slam tournaments.
Who could break through here? Last year’s runner up Scotland’s Andy Murray has a lot on the line. If Murray wins the title and Federer loses before the fourth round, the Scot will take over No. 1 for the first time in his career.
American Andy Roddick, the fifth seed, has a good chance to break through. His confidence went to a new level with a memorable performance after pushing Federer to five sets in the finals at Wimbledon.
 Bill Tilden
The story for the women is who will challenge the Williams sisters.
Dinara Safina, the top seed, lost to Venus Williams in a Wimbledon semifinal as well as to Serena Williams in the finals of the Australian Open.
A rising hard court player is Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki and Kim Clijsters has returned after a sabbatical to get married and have a child.
It looks though that the one with the attitude and deep court power game to best challenge Venus and Serena is fourth seed Elena Dementieva .
A U.S. Open semi-finalist last year and finalist in ’04, the Russian is capable of winning it all. And because they are seeded two and three, the Williams sisters now could face each other in the semis instead of the finals.
 Elena Dementieva
US Open Television Schedule
 CBS 
LIVE MATCH COVERAGE IN BOLD
|
Air Date
|
Air Time (ET)
|
Match/Programming
|
Network
|
|
|
Sunday, August 30
|
12:00 noon – 1:30 pm
|
Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day
|
CBS
|
|
Monday, August 31
|
11:00 am – 7:00 pm*
|
Opening Round
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Monday, August 31
|
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
|
Opening Round
|
ESPN2
|
|
Monday, August 31
|
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
|
US Open Scoreboard
|
ESPN2
|
|
Monday, August 31
|
7:00 pm-11:00 pm
|
Opening Round
|
ESPN2
|
|
Monday, August 31
|
11:00 pm – 12 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Tuesday, September 1
|
12 am – 3:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Tuesday, September 1
|
3:00 am – 4:00 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Tuesday, September 1
|
4:00 am – 6:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Tuesday, September 1
|
6:00 am-7:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Tuesday, September 1
|
7:00 am-10:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Tuesday, September 1
|
10:00 am-11:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Tuesday, September 1
|
11:00 am – 7:00 pm*
|
Opening Round
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Tuesday, September 1
|
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
|
Opening Round
|
ESPN2
|
|
Tuesday, September 1
|
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
|
US Open Scoreboard
|
ESPN2
|
|
Tuesday, September 1
|
7:00 pm-11:00 pm
|
Opening Round
|
ESPN2
|
|
Tuesday, September 1
|
11:00 pm – 12 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Wednesday, September 2
|
12 am – 3:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Wednesday, September 2
|
3:00 am – 4:00 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Wednesday, September 2
|
4:00 am – 6:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Wednesday, September 2
|
6:00 am-7:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Wednesday, September 2
|
7:00 am-10:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Wednesday, September 2
|
10:00 am-11:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Wednesday, September 2
|
11:00 am – 7:00 pm*
|
Men’s First Round/Women’s Second Round
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Wednesday, September 2
|
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
|
Men’s First Round/Women’s Second Round
|
ESPN2
|
|
Wednesday, September 2
|
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
|
US Open Scoreboard
|
ESPN2
|
|
Wednesday, September 2
|
7:00 pm-11:00 pm
|
Men’s First Round/Women’s Second Round
|
ESPN2
|
|
Wednesday, September 2
|
11:00 pm – 12 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Thursday, September 3
|
12 am – 3:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Thursday, September 3
|
3:00 am – 4:00 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Thursday, September 3
|
4:00 am – 6:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Thursday, September 3
|
6:00 am-7:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Thursday, September 3
|
7:00 am-10:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Thursday, September 3
|
10:00 am-11:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Thursday, September 3
|
11:00 am – 7:00 pm*
|
Second Round
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Thursday, September 3
|
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
|
Second Round
|
ESPN2
|
|
Thursday, September 3
|
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
|
US Open Scoreboard
|
ESPN2
|
|
Thursday, September 3
|
7:00 pm-11:00 pm
|
Second Round
|
ESPN2
|
|
Thursday, September 3
|
11:00 pm – 12 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Friday, September 4
|
12 am – 3:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Friday, September 4
|
3:00 am – 4:00 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Friday, September 4
|
4:00 am – 6:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Friday, September 4
|
6:00 am-7:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Friday, September 4
|
7:00 am-10:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Friday, September 4
|
10:00 am-11:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Friday, September 4
|
11:00 am – 7:00 pm*
|
Men’s Second Round/Women’s Third Round
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Friday, September 4
|
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
|
Men’s Second Round/Women’s Third Round
|
ESPN2
|
|
Friday, September 4
|
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
|
US Open Scoreboard
|
ESPN2
|
|
Friday, September 4
|
7:00 pm-11:00 pm
|
Men’s Second Round/Women’s Third Round
|
ESPN2
|
|
Friday, September 4
|
11:00 pm – 12 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Saturday, September 5
|
12 am – 3:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Saturday, September 5
|
3:00 am – 4:00 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Saturday, September 5
|
4:00 am – 6:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Saturday, September 5
|
6:00 am-7:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Saturday, September 5
|
7:00 am-10:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Saturday, September 5
|
10:00 am-11:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Saturday, September 5
|
11:00 am-6:00 pm
|
Third Round
|
CBS
|
|
Saturday, September 5
|
7:00 pm-11:00 pm
|
Third Round
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Saturday, September 5
|
11:00 pm – 12 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Sunday, September 6
|
12 am – 3:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Sunday, September 6
|
3:00 am – 4:00 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Sunday, September 6
|
4:00 am – 6:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Sunday, September 6
|
6:00 am-7:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Sunday, September 6
|
7:00 am-10:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Sunday, September 6
|
10:00 am-11:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Sunday, September 6
|
11:00 am-6:00 pm
|
Men’s Third Round/Women’s Fourth Round
|
CBS
|
|
Sunday, September 6
|
7:00 pm-11:00 pm
|
Men’s Third Round/Women’s Fourth Round
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Sunday, September 6
|
11:00 pm – 12 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Monday, September 7
|
12 am – 3:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Monday, September 7
|
3:00 am – 4:00 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Monday, September 7
|
4:00 am – 6:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Monday, September 7
|
6:00 am-7:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Monday, September 7
|
7:00 am-10:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Monday, September 7
|
10:00 am-11:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Monday, September 7
|
11:00 am-6:00 pm
|
Fourth Round
|
CBS
|
|
Monday, September 7
|
7:00 pm-11:00 pm
|
Fourth Round
|
ESPN2
|
|
Monday, September 7
|
11:00 pm – 12 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Tuesday, September 8
|
12 am – 3:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Tuesday, September 8
|
3:00 am – 4:00 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Tuesday, September 8
|
4:00 am – 6:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Tuesday, September 8
|
6:00 am-7:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Tuesday, September 8
|
7:00 am-10:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Tuesday, September 8
|
10:00 am-11:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Tuesday, September 8
|
11:00 am – 7:00 pm**
|
Men’s Fourth Round/Various Doubles Matches
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Tuesday, September 8
|
11:00 am-6:00 pm
|
Men’s Fourth Round/Women’s Quarterfinals
|
ESPN2
|
|
Tuesday, September 8
|
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
|
US Open Scoreboard
|
ESPN2
|
|
Tuesday, September 8
|
7:00 pm-11:00 pm
|
Men’s Fourth Round/Women’s Quarterfinal
|
ESPN2
|
|
Tuesday, September 8
|
11:00 pm – 12 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Wednesday, September 9
|
12 am – 3:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Wednesday, September 9
|
3:00 am – 4:00 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Wednesday, September 9
|
4:00 am – 6:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Wednesday, September 9
|
6:00 am-7:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Wednesday, September 9
|
7:00 am-10:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Wednesday, September 9
|
10:00 am-11:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Wednesday, September 9
|
11:00 am – 7:00 pm**
|
Doubles/Juniors/Wheelchair
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Wednesday, September 9
|
11:00 am-6:00 pm
|
Quarterfinals
|
ESPN2
|
|
Wednesday, September 9
|
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
|
US Open Scoreboard
|
ESPN2
|
|
Wednesday, September 9
|
7:00 pm-11:00 pm
|
Quarterfinals
|
ESPN2
|
|
Wednesday, September 9
|
11:00 pm – 12 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Thursday, September 10
|
12 am – 3:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Thursday, September 10
|
3:00 am – 4:00 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Thursday, September 10
|
4:00 am – 6:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Thursday, September 10
|
6:00 am-7:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Thursday, September 10
|
7:00 am-10:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Thursday, September 10
|
10:00 am-11:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Thursday, September 10
|
11:00 am – 7:00 pm**
|
Doubles/Juniors/Wheelchair
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Thursday, September 10
|
11:00 am-6:00 pm
|
Men’s Quarterfinal/Mixed Doubles Final
Women’s Doubles Match |
ESPN2
|
|
Thursday, September 10
|
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
|
US Open Scoreboard
|
ESPN2
|
|
Thursday, September 10
|
7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
|
Men’s Quarterfinal
|
ESPN2
|
|
Thursday, September 10
|
11:00 pm – 12 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Friday, September 11
|
12 am – 3:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Friday, September 11
|
3:00 am – 4:00 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Friday, September 11
|
4:00 am – 6:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Friday, September 11
|
6:00 am-7:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Friday, September 11
|
7:00 am-10:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Friday, September 11
|
10:00 am-11:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Friday, September 11
|
12:30 pm – 6:00 pm
|
Men’s Doubles Final/Women’s Semifinals
|
CBS
|
|
Friday, September 11
|
7:00 pm-11:00 pm
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Friday, September 11
|
11:00 pm – 12 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Saturday, September 12
|
12 am – 3:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Saturday, September 12
|
3:00 am – 4:00 am
|
US Open Tonight
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Saturday, September 12
|
4:00 am – 6:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Saturday, September 12
|
6:00 am-7:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Saturday, September 12
|
7:00 am-10:00 am
|
US Open Daily Match Encores
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Saturday, September 12
|
10:00 am-11:00 am
|
Breakfast at the Open
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Saturday, September 12
|
12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
|
Men’s Semifinals
|
CBS
|
|
Saturday, September 12
|
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
|
Women’s Final
|
CBS
|
|
Saturday, September 12
|
11:00 pm – 6:00 am
|
US Open Tonight: Women’s Final & Men’s Semifinal
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Sunday, September 13
|
6:00 am -1:00 pm
|
Breakfast at the Open: Women’s Final & Men’s Semifinal
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Sunday, September 13
|
1:00 pm – 3pm
|
Women’s Doubles Final
|
ESPN2
|
|
Sunday, September 13
|
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
|
Men’s Final
|
CBS
|
|
Sunday, September 13
|
9:00 pm -11:00 pm
|
SportsCenter at the US Open
|
ESPN2
|
|
Sunday, September 13
|
11:00 pm – 2:00 am
|
US Open Tonight: Men’s Final Encore
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Monday, September 14
|
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
|
Women’s Final Encore
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Monday, September 14
|
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
|
Men’s Final Encore
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Monday, September 14
|
11:00 pm – 2:00 am
|
Men’s Final Encore
|
Tennis Channel
|
|
Leave a Reply
|
|
Roddick!
I think Elena has what it takes to win it all.
Murray will get his this time round.
Nobody is stopping Federer, not murray , nor Roddick
Serena takes to the hard courts and rolls to a US Open crown.
Andy Murray has the experience and hunger to capture the men’s singles. I dont see any one beating the Williams sisters except themselves in the semis.
Great shot of Bill Tilden, is there any record out of Roger’s reach?
I agree that Andy Roddick can beat Federer on the hard courts.
Wow that Elena has got some nice legs but I think Venus will hoist the trophy in 2 weeks.
No one named Andy is getting past King Roger.
What about Djokovic? He gets his confidence going he has the tools to beat anyone.