XM Satellite Radio Covers the US Open Tennis Series

Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at 9:22 AM
Tags: 2, XM
US Open Tennis on XM Satellite RadioXM Satellite Radio will be starting their coverage of the U.S. Open Tennis Series in the days leading up to the Grand Slam event. As the tournament gets underway, XM will provide daily highlights and broadcast live play-by-play coverage of the men's and women's semi-final and final matches in September.

XM's coverage of U.S. Open Tennis will include the "U.S. Open Daily Show," a daily hour-long show hosted by renowned tennis analyst, Bud Collins. Broadcasting directly from Arthur Ashe Stadium, the show will be available on XM's new 24/7 sports news and talk channel, XM Sports Nation (ch 143), from 10-11 am ET throughout the tournament. The show will debut on August 28.

You can also check out the live play-by-play coverage of the semi-final and final matches as XM will be broadcasting the men's and women's semi-finals and finals live - also on XM Sports Nation and also anchored by Bud Collins. Grand Slam Doubles champion, Murphy Jensen, and three-time Grand Slam singles winner, Virginia Wade, will provide commentary and analysis for both the men's and women's matches.

Check out the schedule after the jump...


U.S. Open Play-by-Play schedule: 

  • Friday, September 8th - 11AM ET - Women's Semifinals
  • Saturday, September 9th - 11AM ET - Men's Semifinals
  • Saturday, September 9th - 7PM ET - Women's Final
  • Sunday, September 10th - 12PM ET - Men's Final

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