The final Grand Slam of the 2021 calendar is officially here. Beginning on Aug. 30 the top tennis stars will descend onto the hard courts of Flushing, Queens in New York City for the US Open.
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Storylines are aplenty this year but some of the biggest news revolves around who will not be there: Serena Williams (hamstring), Rafael Nadal (foot) and Roger Feder (knee) are all out. It marks the first time since 1997 that all three won't be picking up a racquet for the tournament — or any major, in fact.
Nadal and Federer are currently tied for the most Grand Slam titles in men's tennis at 20 with Novak Djokovic. If the Serbian wins on Sept. 12, he'll not only surpass the dynamic duo but will become the first singles player since Steffi Graf (1988) to win every major in a calendar year. He's already captured the Australian and French Opens and Wimbledon. The last man to sweep the majors was Rod Laver way back in 1969.
Other notable names to keep an eye on on the women's side include No. 1 Ash Barty, Naomi Osaka, 2019 champ Bianca Andreescu and America's Coco Gauff. On the men's side, keep an eye on Alexander Zverev who is on the same side of the bracket as Djokovic; the German ended Djokovic's Golden Slam attempt in Tokyo. Canadian Denis Shapovalov is also on the same side, setting up a potential Wimbledon semifinal rematch.
Here is the full 2021 US Open schedule, including draws, TV coverage breakdown and order of play for each round.
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US Open 2021 schedule
US Open matches can be viewed on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. All matches can also be streamed on ESPN3 and ESPN+ through the ESPN app. A subscription to fuboTV, which offers a free seven-day trial, provides access to all coverage.
In Canada, TSN will have the matches along with access on TSN.ca and the TSN App.
Date Round Time (ET) TV Channel
Mon., Aug. 30 First Round 11 a.m. ESPN Deportes
Noon ESPN
6 p.m. ESPN2
Tues., Aug. 31 First Round 11 a.m. ESPN Deportes
Noon ESPN
7 p.m. ESPN/ESPN Deportes
Wed., Sept. 1 Second Round 11 a.m. ESPN Deportes
Noon ESPN
6 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Thurs., Sept. 2 Second Round 11 a.m. ESPN Deportes
Noon ESPN
6 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Fri., Sept. 3 Third Round 11 a.m. ESPN Deportes
Noon ESPN
6 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Sat., Sept. 4 Third Round 11 a.m./7 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Sun., Sept. 5 Round of 16 11 a.m. ESPN/ESPN Deportes
7 p.m. ESPN2
Mon., Sept. 6 Round of 16 11 a.m./7 p.m. ESPN2
Tues., Sept. 7 Quarterfinals Noon/7 p.m. ESPN/ESPN Deportes
Wed., Sept. 8 Quarterfinals Noon ESPN/ESPN Deportes
Quarterfinals 7 p.m. ESPN2
Thurs., Sept. 9 Women's semifinals 7 p.m. ESPN/ESPN Deportes
Fri., Sept. 10 Men's doubles championship Noon ESPN2
Men's semifinals 3 p.m./7 p.m. ESPN/ESPN Deportes
Sat., Sept. 11 Mixed doubles championship Noon ESPN3
Women's championship 4 p.m. ESPN/ESPN Deportes
Sun., Sept. 12 Women's double championship 1 p.m. ESPN2
Men's championship 4 p.m. ESPN/ESPN Deportes
When is the 2021 US Open?
The US Open begins Monday, Aug. 30 and concludes the weekend of Sept. 11-12 with the women's final on Saturday and the men's final on Sunday.
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What is the 2021 US Open men's singles draw?