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ESPN Increases Coverage at Indian Wells: First Ball to Last Ball across ESPN Networks; More TV Hours and Most Hours Ever on ESPN3

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ESPN Increases Coverage at Indian Wells: First Ball to Last Ball across ESPN Networks; More TV Hours and Most Hours Ever on ESPN3

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Queens, NY - August 29, 2017 - USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center: Angelique Kerber of Germany competing in the 137th staging of the US Open (Photo by Ben Solomon / ESPN Images)
  • TV Coverage Starts March 13, Culminates with Championships on March 17
  • Osaka Defends Title; Djokovic, Federer Seek Sixth Crown in California Desert

 

ESPN’s first-ball-to-last ball coverage across TV and the ESPN app of the BNP Paribas Open from Indian Wells, Calif., will begin Wednesday, March 6.   ESPN3 on the ESPN app will offer more matches and hours of competition than ever before, with fans having access to up to nine courts simultaneously (one more than last year) and a total of more than 600 hours, featuring all ATP and WTA matches not on an ESPN TV network.

The TV schedule of 25 live hours (up from 21) begins Wednesday, March 13, and includes the men’s semifinals on ABC on Saturday, March 16, and the women’s and men’s championships in an ESPN2 doubleheader Sunday, March 17, at 4 p.m. ET.

ESPN’s lead tennis host Chris Fowler will be joined by Darren Cahill, Chrissie Evert, Mary Joe Fernandez and Patrick McEnroe.

  • Top-ranked Naomi Osaka, the reigning US Open and Australian Open champion, will defend the title, which was the first of her career.
  • A top-notch field awaits Osaka, including No. 2 Simona Halep (2015 champion), No. 3 Petra Kvitova (Australian Open finalist), No. 4 American Sloane Stephens and No. 10 Serena Williams who has won the event twice, but not since 2001 (she boycotted it for many years).
  • The 2018 men’s winner, Juan Martin del Potro, is still recuperating from injury, which leaves the door open to the all-time greats who have all enjoyed much success at this event: Novak Djokovic and last year’s finalist Roger Federer (five wins apiece at Indian Wells) and Rafael Nadal (three).  Between them, that trio has taken 13 of the last 15 winner’s checks.
  • Djokovic and Nadal top the rankings, followed by Sascha Zverev and Federer, fresh off his 100th career title, in Dubai. Last week’s other winner, Nick Kyrgios, is only ranked No. 33, but clearly can play with anyone, as evidenced by his march through Acapulco (defeated Nadal, Stan Wawrinka, John Isner and Zverev).

 

Date Time (ET) Event Network
Mar 6 – 17 2 p.m. – finish BNP Paribas Open –

ATP & WTA feeds, up to 9 courts

 ESPN3
   
Wed, Mar 13 2 – 6 p.m. BNP Paribas Open – Round of 16 ESPNEWS
Thu, Mar 14 2 – 6 p.m. BNP Paribas Open – Quarterfinals ESPNEWS
  8 p.m. – MID BNP Paribas Open – Quarterfinals ESPNEWS
Fri, Mar 15 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. BNP Paribas Open – Men’s Quarterfinal ESPN2
  MID – 2 a.m. BNP Paribas Open – Women’s Semifinal ESPN2
Sat, Mar 16 2 – 6 p.m. BNP Paribas Open – Men’s Semifinals ABC
Sun, Mar 17 4 – 9 p.m. BNP Paribas Open – Men’s & Women’s Championships ESPN2

 

Next Tennis from ESPN

ESPN will have extensive coverage of the Miami Open presented by Itaú beginning Wednesday, March 20, including first-ball-to-last-ball coverage on ESPN3 and the ESPN app.  TV joins on Tuesday, March 26, and continues through the semifinals and championships.

 

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As I write this on 11-11-21, it's now 35 years for me at ESPN, the only real job I’ve ever had. I joined merely to help with the upcoming America’s Cup in Australia. I was told it would be for three months at all of $5.50 per hour. I like to say I simply kept showing up. I’ve worked on almost every sport, plus answered viewer calls and letters (people used to write!), given tours, written the company newsletter and once drove NASCAR’s Jeff Gordon to the local airport. My travels have been varied…I’ve been to Martinsville, Darlington, Indy and Super Bowls; the America’s Cup (all 3) in San Diego and College GameDay in the sport’s meccas such as Eugene, Auburn, Lubbock, Stillwater and more; the NBA Finals, Wimbledon (16 times and counting) and the “other Bristol,” the one with a race track in Tennessee. These days, my main areas are tennis, UFC, boxing, network-wide ratings (by month/quarter/year), and corporate communications documents, including fact sheets, chronologies, lists and nearly 35 of the Year in Review press releases. UPDATE EXACTLY ONE YEAR LATER: Today, November 11, 2022, I am retiring from ESPN -- 36 years to the day I began. As I ride off into the sunset – top down and E Street Radio blaring – I do so with so many wonderful memories, proud of my contributions and a heart full of gratitude for the opportunity. 
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