Tennis: US Open Series Continues on ESPN2, ESPN3; ATP from Hamburg on ESPN3

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Tennis: US Open Series Continues on ESPN2, ESPN3; ATP from Hamburg on ESPN3

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Tennis’ Emirates Airline US Open Series continues this week with the ATP BB&T Atlanta Open and the WTA Mercury Insurance Open from Carlsbad, Calif.  ESPN2 and ESPN3 will present live quarterfinal and semifinal action on Friday-Saturday, July 20-21, with the finals live Sunday, July 22 at 3 and 5 p.m., respectively.  Sam Gore will call the action in Atlanta with Jimmy Arias and Brad Gilbert.  In California, Ted Robinson will work with Rennae Stubbs.

The USOS returns to Atlanta but in a new venue and with a field dominated by Americans – Andy Roddick, Mardy Fish, John Isner and James Blake.  Fish defeated Isner for the title last year.  In Carlsbad, the top seeds are Marion Bartoli at No. 1, followed by Dominika Cibulkova, Jelena Jankovic, Nadia Petrova and Christina McHale of New Jersey.

The US Open Series consists of nine hard court tournaments (two have both men and women) across North America over eight weeks with a points system and prize money tied to the US Open that follows.  ESPN2 will televise nearly 100 hours fromNew Yorkstarting Monday, Aug. 27.

In addition, this week ESPN3 continues its leading tennis schedule with four days of action from the German Tennis Championships from Hamburg.  Action starts Thursday, July 19 and culminates Sunday, July 22.  Nicolas Almagro of Spain is the top seed and Juan Monaco of Argentina in No. 3 (No. 2 seed and defending champion Gilles Simon of France has lost this week).

ESPN’s tennis schedule this week: 

Date Time (ET) Event Network
Thur, July 19 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. German Tennis Championships Round of 16 ESPN3
Fri, July 20 6 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. German Tennis Championships Quarterfinals ESPN3
  4 – 6 p.m. ATP BB&T Atlanta Open Quarterfinal ESPN2 / ESPN3
  7 – 9 p.m. ATP BB&T Atlanta Open Quarterfinal ESPN2 / ESPN3
  11 p.m. – 1 a.m. WTA Mercury Insurance Open Quarterfinal ESPN2 / ESPN3
Sat, July 21 7:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. German Tennis Championships Semifinals ESPN3
  7 – 9 p.m. ATP BB&T Atlanta Open Semifinal ESPN2 / ESPN3
  11 p.m. – 1 am. WTA Mercury Insurance Open Semifinal ESPN2 / ESPN3
Sun, July 22 8 – 11 a.m. German Tennis Championships Final ESPN3
  3 – 5 p.m. ATP BB&T Atlanta Open Final ESPN2 / ESPN3
  5 – 7 p.m. WTA Mercury Insurance Open Final ESPN2 / ESPN3

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As I write this on 11-11-21, it's now 35 years for me at ESPN, the only real job I’ve ever had. I joined merely to help with the upcoming America’s Cup in Australia. I was told it would be for three months at all of $5.50 per hour. I like to say I simply kept showing up. I’ve worked on almost every sport, plus answered viewer calls and letters (people used to write!), given tours, written the company newsletter and once drove NASCAR’s Jeff Gordon to the local airport. My travels have been varied…I’ve been to Martinsville, Darlington, Indy and Super Bowls; the America’s Cup (all 3) in San Diego and College GameDay in the sport’s meccas such as Eugene, Auburn, Lubbock, Stillwater and more; the NBA Finals, Wimbledon (16 times and counting) and the “other Bristol,” the one with a race track in Tennessee. These days, my main areas are tennis, UFC, boxing, network-wide ratings (by month/quarter/year), and corporate communications documents, including fact sheets, chronologies, lists and nearly 35 of the Year in Review press releases. UPDATE EXACTLY ONE YEAR LATER: Today, November 11, 2022, I am retiring from ESPN -- 36 years to the day I began. As I ride off into the sunset – top down and E Street Radio blaring – I do so with so many wonderful memories, proud of my contributions and a heart full of gratitude for the opportunity. 
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