The stars of the tennis world will be shining on TSN and TSN2 with two weeks of world-class tennis action from the men’s and women’s ROGERS CUP presented by National Bank events – the only Canadian stops on the ATP and WTA Tours. Coverage swings into action with the men’s tournament beginning August 9 at Toronto’s Rexall Centre at York University and continues with the women’s tournament beginning August 16 at Montreal’s Uniprix Stadium. TSN and TSN2’s coverage consists of weekday afternoon and evening sessions (see complete broadcast schedule below).
TSN’s Rod Black will handle play-by-play for both events, with Peter Burwash as analyst for the men’s event and Tracy Austin for the women’s. Robert Bettauer will be courtside for both events. SPORTSCENTRE will have features and daily highlights from both the men’s and women’s events while TSN.ca provides the latest news, scores and photo galleries along with highlights and matches on-demand.
This year’s men’s ROGERS CUP tournament will take place in Toronto, and it has all the makings of a classic. Defending champion Andy Murray looks to defend his title, while world #1 Rafael Nadal looks to continue his success in 2010 following wins at both the French Open and Wimbledon earlier this summer. Both Nadal and Murray will be in tough as the top 44 players in the world will participate, including legendary Roger Federer and 2007 ROGERS CUP champion Novak Djokovic.
The women’s event in Montreal features the top 43 of 45 ranked players in the world, including defending ROGERS CUP champion Elena Dementieva. Standing between Dementieva and a second-consecutive title are #2-ranked Jelena Jankovic, #3-ranked Caroline Wozniacki and #4-ranked Venus Williams. Other notable names in this year’s field include #52-ranked Aleksandra Wozniak from Blainville, QC, fan-favourite Maria Sharapova, and former ROGERS CUP champions Ana Ivanovic, Kim Clijsters.
The ROGERS CUP is the third-oldest ongoing tournament on the tennis calendar behind only Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
TSN/TSN2’s broadcast schedule for ROGERS CUP – Men:
• Monday, Aug. 9 – Day 1 – 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN
• Tuesday, Aug. 10 – Day 2 – 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN
• Wednesday, Aug. 11 – Day 3 – 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN
• Thursday, Aug. 12 – Day 4 – 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN2
• Friday, Aug. 13 – Quarter-Finals – 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. ET on TSN2
TSN/TSN2’s broadcast schedule for ROGERS CUP – Women:
• Monday, Aug. 16 – Day 1 – 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. ET on TSN
• Tuesday, Aug. 17 – Day 2 – 1 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. ET on TSN on TSN
• Wednesday, Aug. 18 – Day 3 – 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. ET on TSN ET on TSN
• Thursday, Aug. 19 – Day 4 – 1 p.m. ET on TSN and 7 p.m. ET on TSN2
• Friday, Aug. 20 – Quarter-Finals – 1 p.m. ET on TSN and 7 p.m. ET on TSN2
ESPN Classic
ESPN Classic serves up some great action from the men’s and women’s ROGERS CUP on Sunday, Aug. 8 and Sunday, Aug. 15, respectively, with two nine-hour salutes to the heroes and champions of the past. The tributes look back at memorable matches and on-court heroics from Chang to Agassi and Evert to Seles, and many more. The broadcast schedule is as follows:
Sunday, Aug. 8
• 12:30 noon ET – 1994 Men’s Final: Andre Agassi vs. Jason Stoltenberg
• 2 p.m. ET – 1995 Men’s Final: Pete Sampras vs. Andre Agassi
• 4 p.m. ET – 1996 Men’s Prelim: Daniel Nestor vs. Thomas Muster
• 7 p.m. ET – 1997 Men’s Semifinal Gustavo Kuerten vs. Michael Chang
• 8 p.m. ET – 1997 Men’s Final: Chris Woodruff vs. Gustavo Kuerten
Sunday, Aug. 15
• 1 p.m. ET – 1991 Women’s Third Round: Jennifer Capriati vs. Sara Gomer
• 2 p.m. ET – 1995 Women’s Quarter – Final: Monica Seles vs. Anke Huber
• 3:30 p.m. ET – 1996 Women’s Final: Monica Seles vs. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
• 5 p.m. ET – 2001 Women’s Quarter-Final: Serena Williams vs. Sandrine Testud
• 6:30 p.m. ET – 1985 Women’s Final: Chris Everett vs. Kohde-Klisch
