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August 23, 2007
CBS SPORTS SERVES UP 40th CONSECUTIVE U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Women's Final of 2007 U.S. Open Tennis Championships in Prime Time on September 8 Highlights CBS Sports' "Super Saturday" Coverage
For the 40th consecutive year, CBS Sports presents THE U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS, tennis' final grand slam of the year and the only one played in the United States. Coverage begins on Saturday, Sept. 1 (11:00 AM–6:00 PM, ET) with men's and women's third-round action and concludes with the men's singles final, on Sunday, Sept. 9 (4:00-7:00 PM, ET). CBS Sports will broadcast over 37 hours of the 2007 U.S. Open from the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.
Lead play-by-play announcer Dick Enberg will be joined by expert analysts Mary Carillo and John McEnroe in the booth for the seventh consecutive year. Bill Macatee also will call tennis action for CBS Sports, with Patrick McEnroe as analyst. Mary Joe Fernandez serves as reporter. Ian Eagle serves as contributor.
CBS Sports will provide live comprehensive coverage during both weekends of the event and on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 3 (11:00 AM-6:00 PM, ET) and on Friday, Sept. 7 (12:30-6:00 PM, ET). The 2007 women's final live in prime time highlights the Network's "Super Saturday" coverage on Saturday, Sept. 8 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET).
All the action from Center Court at Arthur Ashe Stadium, as well as play from Louis Armstrong Stadium will be broadcast in HDTV.
CBS Sports schedule of live U.S. Open Tennis action as follows:
| Saturday, Sept. 1 | 11:00 AM-6:00 PM, ET (men's and women's third round singles) |
| Sunday, Sept. 2 | 11:00 AM-6:00 PM, ET (men's third round/women's fourth round) |
| Monday, Sept. 3 | 11:00 AM-6:00 PM, ET (men's/women's fourth round singles) |
| Friday, Sept. 7 | 12:30-6:00 PM, ET (men's doubles final/women's semi-finals) |
| Saturday, Sept. 8 | 12:00 NOON-6:00 PM ET (men's semi-finals) |
| 8:00-10:00 PM, ET (women's singles final) |
| Sunday, Sept. 9 | 4:00-7:00 PM, ET (men's singles final) |
For the 12th consecutive year, CBS Sports will broadcast ARTHUR ASHE KIDS' DAY PRESENTED BY HESS on Sunday, Aug. 26 (12:00 NOON-1:30 PM, ET).
Working his 27th U.S. Open, Bob Mansbach will serve as coordinating producer of CBS Sports' live coverage of tennis' final grand slam of the year for the 18th year. Mansbach and David Winner will produce, and Bob Fishman will direct. Mansbach and
Tony Petitti is Executive Vice President and Executive Producer, CBS Sports.
