· Djokovic Hopes to add to Haul of 12 Major Wins; Wawrinka is 2-0 in Major Finals
· WatchESPN with Three-Screen View of Men’s Championship
· Post-Match Press Conferences on WatchESPN
· Women’s Doubles Championship Sunday on WatchESPN
The US Open Men’s Championship on ESPN on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 4 p.m. ET will be decided between Novak Djokovic – the top-ranked player in the world seeking his third Major title of a year for the third time – and No. 3 Stan Wawrinka who is 2-0 in Major finals (Australian Open 2014 vs. Rafael Nadal, French Open 2015 vs. Djokovic). Chris Fowler will call the match with John and Patrick McEnroe while Darren Cahill will contribute from courtside. Coverage begins at 3:30 p.m. with 2016 US Open Men’s Championship Preview Show hosted by Chris McKendry.
- Top seeded Novak Djokovic has two US Opens among the dozen Major trophies on his mantle. The 29-year old from Serbia is 2-4 in US Open finals 12-8 in Major finals overall. He is seeking a rare accomplishment, winning three Major titles in a calendar year. He previously accomplished the feat in 2011 and a year ago, the years he won the US Open. He holds a 19-4 head-to-head advantage over Wawrinka.
- 3 seed Stan Wawrinka, 31, long stood in the shadow of fellow Swiss, Roger Federer. That was before 2014. In the two-plus seasons since, he has captured 10 of his 14 career titles, including becoming the oldest first-time Major champion among men in 13 years. Should he win Sunday, he will become only the fifth man in the Open era and the first since Andre Agassi to win more than one major title after his 30th birthday.
(Very) Different Paths to the Final
- Wawrinka has spent nearly twice as long on court as Djokovic has so far: a little under 18 hours vs. a little under nine hours. That’s because Djokovic enjoyed the easiest path to a major semifinal in the nearly half-century of the Open era: Through his first six matches, two of Djokovic’s opponents had to retire with injury, and a third withdrew before a ball was struck.
- In this tournament alone, Wawrinka has played a staggering 23 sets and 237 games. Djokovic, meanwhile, has played only 13 sets and a total of 118 games, putting him on a record pace for fewest sets and games in an Open era major that featured a 128-man draw and best-of-five-set matches.
WatchESPN: Women’s Doubles Championship; Junior Matches; Post-Match Press Conferences; and Three-Screen View of Men’s Championship
In addition, WatchESPN provides any action from the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center and more, wherever fans are.
- Sunday’s order of play includes the women’s doubles championship at noon between American Bethanie Mattek-Sands teamed with Lucie Safarova and the top-seeded French tandem of Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic. The duo of Mattek-Sands and Safarova took the crown at last year’s Australian and French Opens. In addition, Mattek-Sands partnered with Jack Sock to win the mixed doubles gold medal at the Rio Olympics. Garcia and Mladenovic took the trophy at their home Grand Slam event this year, in Paris. Pam Shriver and Mary Joe Fernandez will call the action.
- Sunday action also includes the championships from the boys and girls junior tournaments.
- WatchESPN also has a feed from the main press conference room in the media center so fans can hear from the players soon after the championship match.
- Spanish-language commentary is offered the men’s championship.
- The “US Open Chase Review Multicam,” shows the men’s championship with three views on the screen – iso-cams on each player and the traditional TV production.
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | Network(s) |
| Sun Sep 11 | Noon | US Open Women’s Doubles Championship
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova vs. No. 1 Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic |
WatchESPN |
| 3:30 p.m. | 2016 US Open Men’s Championship Preview Show | ESPN | |
| 4 p.m. | US Open Men’s Championship
No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 3 Stan Wawrinka |
ESPN / ESPN Deportes |
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