In August, ESPN's coverage of world-class tennis features hard court action from the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 in Toronto, Canada and Cincinnati, Ohio - plus the season's final Grand Slam, the US Open.
The current US Open is a far cry from the tournament that began 130 years ago. What was in 1881 an exclusive men's singles and doubles tournament has evolved into a two-week sports extravaganza featuring all the top-ranked tennis pros in the world, both men and women.
Last year saw Serbia's Novak Djokovic defeat Rafael Nadal for his sixth victory over the tough Spaniard in 2011. Djokovic and Nadal are again battling it out atop the rankings in 2012, joined by Swiss star Roger Federer and Great Britain's Andy Murray.
Nadal made history in June by claiming a record 7th French Open title, spoiling Djokovic's effort to become the first man since 1969 to win four straight major titles. For the women, the last US Open final saw Australia's Samantha Stosur take her first major title with an upset victory over U.S. talent Serena Williams. Tennis coverage airs LIVE all month on ESPN.
Schedule: LIVE coverage
Aug 06 11:00am Rogers Cup - Early Round Coverage Day #1
Aug 07 11:00am Rogers Cup - Early Round Coverage Day #2
Aug 08 11:00am Rogers Cup - Early Round Coverage Day #3
Aug 09 11:00am Rogers Cup - Early Round Coverage Day #4
Aug 10 01:00pm Rogers Cup - Quarterfinals
Aug 11 02:00pm Rogers Cup - Semifinals
Aug 13 11:00am Western & Southern Open - Early Round Coverage Day #1
Aug 14 11:00am Western & Southern Open - Early Round Coverage Day #2
Aug 15 11:00am Western & Southern Open - Early Round Coverage Day #3
Aug 16 11:00am Western & Southern Open - Early Round Coverage Day #4
Aug 16 07:00pm Western & Southern Open - Early Round Coverage Day #4
Aug 17 11:00am Western & Southern Open - Quarterfinals
Aug 17 07:00pm Western & Southern Open - Quarterfinals
Aug 18 01:00pm Western & Southern Open - Semifinals
Aug 19 12:30pm Western & Southern Open - Final
Aug 27 01:00pm US Open - First Round
Aug 27 07:00pm US Open - First Round
Aug 28 01:00pm US Open - First Round
Aug 28 07:00pm US Open - First Round
Aug 29 01:00pm US Open - Men's First Round/Women's Second Round
Aug 29 07:00pm US Open - Men's First Round/Women's Second Round
Aug 30 01:00pm US Open - Second Round
Aug 30 07:00pm US Open - Second Round
Aug 31 01:00pm US Open - Men's Second Round/Women's Third Round
Aug 31 07:00pm US Open - Men's Second Round/Women's Third Round