US Open Tennis 2016 Schedule: Replay TV Coverage, Live Stream for Monday’s Draw

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Former champions Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roberta Vinci will start their 2016 U.S. Open campaigns on Monday, as the final Grand Slam event of the year gets underway in Flushing Meadows.

The Tennis Channel will carry replay TV coverage of the event on a daily basis, allowing overseas viewers to catch up on some of the later matches if needed, while ESPN and Eurosport will provide live coverage and live streams via the WatchESPN app and the Eurosport Player.

Vinci will kick things off at Arthur Ashe Stadium with a match against Anna-Lena Friedsam, with Nadal meeting Denis Istomin and Djokovic facing Jerzy Janowicz later on Monday. For the full draw, visit the U.S. Open’s official website. BBC 5Live’s David Law shared the draw for Monday:

Us Open schedule for Monday. Djokovic night session. Nadal afternoon. Edmund first up vs. Gasquet. Konta 4th on. pic.twitter.com/sBN7j0rFWk

— DavidLaw (@DavidLawTennis) August 27, 2016

Defending champion Djokovic will chase his third U.S. Open title after a disappointing run at the 2016 Summer Olympics, handing the Serb the opportunity to rediscover his form entering the final stretch of the 2016 season.

A loss against Sam Querrey at Wimbledon highlighted a difficult period for the World No. 1, who enters the tournament as the slight favourite ahead of Olympic champion Andy Murray. The Scot told Mike Dickson of the Mail on Sunday his strong form of late doesn’t make him the favourite, citing the Djoker’s freshness as a big reason:

I don’t think so. I’ve had a long …

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