Men's and Women's Finals Highlight CBS Sports' Coverage

Jim Courier Joins CBS Sports Announce Team

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. 5 (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. 13 (4:00 PM, ET). CBS Sports will broadcast over 38 hours of the 2009 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 10th consecutive year. Jim Courier joins CBS Sports U.S. Open announce team as an analyst and will call the action alongside Bill Macatee. 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. 7 (11:00 AM-6:00 PM, ET) and on Friday, Sept. 11 (12:30-6:00 PM, ET).  The 2009 women's final live in prime time highlights the Network's "Super Saturday" coverage on Saturday, Sept. 12 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET).  All the action during CBS Sports' coverage of the 2009 U.S. Open will be broadcast in HDTV.  

CBS Sports' schedule of live U.S. Open Tennis action as follows:

Saturday, Sept. 5          11:00 AM-6:00 PM, ET (men's and women's third round singles)

Sunday, Sept. 6            11:00 AM-6:00 PM, ET (men's third round/women's fourth round)

Monday, Sept. 7          11:00 AM-6:00 PM, ET (men's/women's fourth round singles)

Friday, Sept. 11           12:30-6:00 PM, ET (men's doubles final/women's semi-finals)

Saturday, Sept. 12        12:00 NOON-6:00 PM ET (men's semi-finals)

                        8:00-10:00 PM, ET (women's singles final)      

Sunday, Sept. 13          4:00-7:00 PM, ET (men's singles final)

For the 14th consecutive year, CBS Sports will broadcast ARTHUR ASHE KIDS' DAY PRESENTED BY HESS on Sunday, Aug. 30 (12:00 NOON-1:30 PM, ET). 

            Working his 29th 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 20th year.  Mansbach and David Winner will produce, and lead director Bob Fishman and Jim Cornell will direct. Mansbach and Ken Mack will produce ARTHUR ASHE KIDS' DAY, and Suzanne Smith will direct. Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

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