The US Open will be the last hurrah for a Grand Slam tennis title in 2023 with the tournament beginning on 9Gem and 9Now on Tuesday, August 29.
Nine’s broadcast will run for 14 days straight with coverage across 9Gem and 9Now from the hard courts of Flushing Meadows, New York.
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In the men’s singles, Aussie Alex de Minaur (world No. 13) is up against the current top five of Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud and Holger Rune plus Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas.
The women’s singles title is wide open in a field featuring world No.1 Iga Świątek, Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka, Wimbledon winner Marketa Vondrousova and top 10-ranked American big names Coco Gauff and Jess Pegula. Australia’s Alja Tomljanovic will join the mix to boost herself up the rankings after injury.
A strong Australian contingent will join de Minaur and Tomljanovic in the main draw when Thanasi Kokkinakis, Jordan Thompson, Jason Kubler, Daria Saville, Max Purcell, Alexei Popyrin, Chris O’Connell and Aleksander Vukic line up along with wildcards Storm Hunter and Rinky Hijikata.
Todd Woodbridge, Jelena Dokic, Brenton Speed and Brett Phillips will provide expert commentary for Nine’s Wide World of Sports on 9GemHD and 9Now for each day of play.
Every match will be available to stream live and ad-free only on Stan Sport with Centre court in 4K UHD. Stan Sport is also the only place you can catch all the action with replays, mini-matches and highlights available on demand. Plus Grand Slam Daily with Chris Stubbs and Wally Masur.
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