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On May 17, 2013, ESPN signed a contract (an 11-year deal at $770 million; about $250 million more than CBS was willing to pay) with the United States Tennis Association that would give it the rights to broadcast the U.S. Open starting in 2015, ending CBS's role [3] [4] in covering the tournament after 47 years.
The sport of tennis has been televised by the properties of ESPN since 1979 and for ABC since 2006. Current tournaments and competitions covered by ESPN include Australian Open, The Championships, Wimbledon and the US Open. After hosting many non-Grand Slam events throughout the years, ESPN has greatly pared back its non-Grand Slam coverage. [1]
Chris McKendry (born Christine McKendry [1] February 18, 1968) is a journalist for ESPN, a role she has served since 1996. McKendry worked as a long-time anchor on Sportscenter. She serves as full-time on-site host for ESPN tennis coverage of the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open. [2]
The American tennis player-turned-analyst joined ESPN's broadcast at the 2022 U.S. Open in a high fashion look. Here's everything you need to know about the player, who has been a dominant force ...
Starting in August 2019, Stevenson joined the ESPN tennis commentating team in their coverage of the qualifying and main draws of the 2019 US Open. She also did the commentating at the 2020 and 2021 US Open for ESPN.
McEnroe joined ESPN for US Open coverage in 2009. The US Open kicked off Monday in New York. The women’s singles final is set for Sept. 9, and the men’s singles final is scheduled for Sept. 10.
ESPN and its family of networks (ESPN2, ABC, ESPN Deportes) will air over 140 hours of US Open coverage this year. ESPN+ and ESPN3 will also carry some coverage of the tennis tournament.
Granderson has contributed to the channel's SportsCenter, Outside the Lines, Around the Horn, and ESPN's First Take and commentates for ESPN's coverage of the US Open tennis tournament. [5] He has also hosted the web-based ESPN360 talk show GameNight. Granderson has appeared as a color commentator for CBS Sports during their coverage of World ...