Additional Coverage on Bally Sports Regional Networks, Locally on WSTR
CINCINNATI (Aug. 11, 2021) - The Western & Southern Open will be seen in its entirety on Tennis Channel in the United States in 2021.
The network’s comprehensive coverage will cover all days of main draw play at the tournament and will be supplemented by additional coverage on Bally Sports Regional Networks as well as in the Cincinnati area on WSTR (Star 64).
Tennis Channel will begin its Western & Southern Open coverage on Sunday evening following the conclusion of tournament action at the National Bank Open in Canada. The network will then feature the full day of W&S Open beginning at 11 a.m. until the end of play Monday, Aug. 16 through Saturday, Aug. 21 and then from noon through the last trophy lift on championship SundayI, Aug. 22.
Bally Sports Regional Networks around the United States will provide additional coverage from Monday-Friday from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. This will include Bally Sports Ohio except for Wednesday, Aug. 18, due to a Cincinnati Reds game.
Locally, Cincinnati’s Star64 (WSTR) will offer coverage of the semifinals on Saturday, Aug. 21 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. and then of championship Sunday, Aug. 22 from noon until the end of play.
Additional coverage will be offered digitally on Tennis Channel Plus.
Daily coverage on Tennis Channel will conclude with a half hour Tennis Channel Live program from its California studio.
Tennis Channel will conduct player interviews at the Western & Southern Open from its live desk near the food court with Dani Kuplenger and Prakash Amritraj. Additionally, Ted Robinson and Chanda Rubin will be on-site to call matches.
Monday, Aug. 16
Match Coverage on Tennis Channel 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Match Coverage on Bally Sports Networks 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Match Coverage on Tennis Channel Plus 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Tennis Channel Live 11 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 17
Match Coverage on Tennis Channel 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Match Coverage on Bally Sports Networks 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Match Coverage on Tennis Channel Plus 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Tennis Channel Live 11 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 18
Match Coverage on Tennis Channel 11 am – 11 pm
Match Coverage on Bally Sports Networks 1 pm – 5 pm
Match Coverage on Tennis Channel Plus 11 am – 11 pm
Tennis Channel Live 11 pm – 11:30 pm
Thursday, Aug. 19
Match Coverage on Tennis Channel 11 am – 11 pm
Match Coverage on Bally Sports Networks 1 pm – 5 pm
Match Coverage on Tennis Channel Plus 11 am – 11 pm
Tennis Channel Live 11 pm – 11:30 pm
Friday, Aug. 20
Match Coverage on Tennis Channel 11 am – 11 pm
Match Coverage on Bally Sports Networks 1 pm – 5 pm
Match Coverage on Tennis Channel Plus 11 am – 11 pm
Tennis Channel Live 11 pm – 11:30 pm
Saturday, Aug. 21
Match Coverage on Tennis Channel 11 am – 9:30 pm
Match Coverage on WSTR 1 pm – 5 pm
Match Coverage on Tennis Channel Plus 11 am – 9:30 pm
Tennis Channel Live 9:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Sunday, Aug. 22
Match Coverage on Tennis Channel 12 pm – 9 pm
Match Coverage on WSTR 12 pm – end of play
Match Coverage on Tennis Channel Plus 12 pm – 6:30 pm
Tennis Channel Live 9 pm – 9:30 pm
Daniil Medvedev, who won the 2019 Western & Southern Open when it was last held in Cincinnati, will be the tournament’s top men’s seed as the No. 2 player in the ATP Rankings. He will be joined by two-time champion Andy Murray (2011, 2008) as well as past winners Marin Cilic (2016) and Grigor Dimitrov (2017). The field also includes Olympic medalists Alexander Zverev, Karen Khachanov and Pablo Carreno Busta.
The women’s field includes defending champion and two-time winner Victoria Azarenka (2020, 2013) along with past champions Karolina Pliskova (2016), Garbine Muguruza (2017) and Madison Keys (2019). World No. 1 and Wimbledon champion Ashleigh Barty will be the top seed of a field that includes Olympic medalists Belinda Bencic, Marketa Vondrousova and Elina Svitolina as well as American teenagers Coco Gauff and Cincinnati’s Caty McNally.
The Western & Southern Open will be held Aug. 14-22. The main draw will be released on the evening of Friday, Aug. 13. Qualifying action takes place this weekend, Aug. 14-15. Men’s main draw action gets underway Sunday, Aug. 15, with a full day of men’s and women’s main draw play scheduled for Monday, Aug. 16. The full schedule is available here.
All tickets, including full series, mini-plans, single session and hospitality packages, are now on sale and information about available tickets can be found here.
The Western & Southern Open, an ATP Masters 1000 and a WTA 1000, is part of the US Open Series and is held at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio.