June 21st, 2009
Wimbeldon is set to begin this Monday 6/22/2009. There will be a large quantity of HD coverage and we have it all below. ESPN2 will be covering the grass court through the early rounds. Then NBC will have coverage leading up to and including the Men’s and Women’s finals.
May 21st, 2009
The 2009 French open is set to begin this Sunday 5/24/2009. There will be a large quantity of HD coverage and we have it all below. The Tennis Channel and ESPN2 will be covering the clay court through the early rounds. Then NBC will have coverage leading up to and including the Men’s and Women’s finals.
January 18th, 2009
Halfway around the world, the 2009 Australian Open is getting ready to kick-off on Monday morning (Sunday night in the United States). Click through for the complete live broadcast schedule in the U.S. (We do not list the replays, but have indicated when the overnight matches will be reshown on ESPN2.)
July 18th, 2008
ESPN 2 will air 6 straight weeks of tennis, leading up to the US Open, which opens on August 25th. Starting July 19th, see all the US Open qualifying events in the US Open Tennis Series.
July 3rd, 2008
The Wimbledon Semifinals begin today and the Championship continues through the weekend with the Women’s Final on Saturday at 9:00 AM ET and Men’s Final on Sunday at 9:00 AM ET on NBC High Definition.
UPDATE: The alignment of the stars held up… Serena Williams and Venus Williams face off for the Ladies Final on Saturday and Roger Federer will face Rafael Nadal on Sunday in the Men’s Final.
June 23rd, 2008
The 2008 Wimbledon Championship started this morning with coverage in ESPN2. While we were initially told by our contact at ESPN that all of their coverage would be available in high definition, turns out that they are actually only upconverting a standard definition widescreen feed. However, it appears that NBC is still planning to broadcast their Wimbledon coverage in high definition starting June 28th.
June 18th, 2008
The 2008 Wimbledon Championship starts June 23 on ESPN 2 at 7:00 AM est. Wimbledon high definition broadcasts will alternate between NBC and the ESPN 2 throughout the Wimbledon Championship, so be sure to check this guide for detailed Wimbledon Championship coverage information.
May 21st, 2008
During the 2008 French Open tennis tournament, May 25 to June 1, DirecTV will offer a free preview of the Tennis Channel to all subscribers and feature an exclusive French Open Interactive Mix Channel during the first eight days of the tournament action at Roland-Garros.
May 12th, 2008
Starting in 2009, the U.S. Open Tennis Championship will be shown on ESPN 2 and Tennis Channel, instead of USA Network. According to Multichannel News, a new deal is expected to be announced today, with ESPN2 airing 100 hours of live coverage and Tennis Channel airing 60 hours a year. The deal will go from 2009 through 2014.
