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US Open Tennis 2016: Schedule, Dates, Times, Live Stream and Predictions
- Updated: August 28, 2016
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic will have his work cut out for him if he wants to repeat as U.S. Open champion. The 29-year-old Serbian is dealing with a nagging wrist injury and suffered shock early exits at both Wimbledon and the Olympics.
Of course, if anyone is capable of righting the ship in short time and powering through a major tournament, it’s the sublime Djokovic.
For Serena Williams, the women’s top seed, this year’s event is an opportunity to rebound from her stunning loss to Roberta Vinci in the semifinals at Flushing Meadows, New York, in 2015. Williams was two wins away from completing the rare calendar Grand Slam, but Vinci ruined her chance at history (of course, Williams has made other historic achievements since then).
Flavia Pennetta, now retired, went on to beat Vinci in the final for the only Grand Slam title of her career.
The U.S. Open begins Monday and will culminate in the men’s singles final on September 11. WatchESPN has it covered when it comes to live-streaming the event, with individual court cams, Spanish-language broadcasts and of course a live stream of the television coverage running on ESPN and ESPN2. Here’s a look at the TV schedule, followed by predictions for the winners of the men’s and women’s singles draws.
PredictionsIn the men’s draw, Djokovic may be the betting favorite, per Odds Shark, but it’s the next man on the list who should again shed his second-fiddle status and win the tournament. That’s Andy Murray, who is in brilliant form after winning his second Wimbledon title and second Olympic gold this summer. Murray, 29, looked due for another year of frustrating near-misses after finishing runner-up to Djokovic at the Australian and French Opens. But the summer has been much kinder to the Glasgow native, who looks set to dominate the U.S. Open after a fine performance at the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati.
Murray didn’t come away with a Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati, losing to Marin Cilic in the final, but he looked excellent along the way, dusting off Milos Raonic …
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