US Open 2014 live on Sky Sports & British Eurosport

The final grand slam title of the tennis season is up for grabs at Flushing Meadows in New York as the famous city plays host to the 134th US Open, live on Sky Sports and British Eurosport.

More than 700,000 fans will flock to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center over the course of the 15-day tournament to witness the world’s greatest players in action as they fight it out for the prestigious title and a cool cheque of $3,000,000 for both the singles champions.

After a topsy-turvy Grand Slam season so far, which has produced plenty of shocks and surprises across both the men’s and women’s draws, significant question marks hang over all of the major contenders going into New York, with arguably no outstanding favourite.

Rafael Nadal won his second US Open men’s title last year after defeating Novak Djokovic in a pulsating final – the sixth time the pair had contested a grand slam final and the third at the US Open – which included an unforgettable 54-shot rally, surpassing the tournament record by 20 shots.

The Spaniard will sadly be unable to defend his crown this year after being forced to pull out through an injury to his wrist, which also ruled him out of the warm-up events in Toronto and Cincinnati at the start of the month.

Nadal’s victory in New York 12 months ago saw him take the US Open trophy from the grasp of Britain’s Andy Murray, whose attempt to retain the title was ended by Stanislas Wawrinka in the quarter-finals, the second defeat Murray had suffered against the Swiss at Flushing Meadows.

Murray will be aiming to improve on last year’s disappointing exit to Wawrinka, a match in which he struggled with a back problem that eventually led to him having surgery.

Despite a largely disappointing season so far by his standards, with the only highlight reaching the French Open semi-finals, the Scot can draw on the fond memories he has of Flushing Meadows having won the title two years ago.

The 27-year-old has recently confirmed his long-term plan to continue to work with French coach Amélie Mauresmo, after initially linking up for the grass court season, and he will hope this partnership will help bring his 13-month wait for a ATP Tour title, since his famous Wimbledon win, to an end.

Murray will face tough competition from the likes of Novak Djokovic, who has reached the last four finals, winning in 2011, as well as a resurgent Roger Federer, who lost to the Serbian in a thrilling Wimbledon final in July.

At 33, it would be an incredible feat for the 17-time Swiss Grand Slam champion to still be producing his best tennis in a fortnight’s time amid the five-set format and testing conditions in New York.

In the women’s draw, Serena Williams could win her 18th grand slam title and join a prestigious group that includes her legendary compatriot Martina Navratilova.

The American defeated Victoria Azarenka in another close final in 2013, eventually taking the contest in three sets, on the way to lifting her fifth US Open title

After struggling at Wimbledon, Williams returned to her imperious best when she beat Angelique Kerber to win Bank of the West Classic at the start of August, though her occasional inconsistencies could be pounced upon by her rivals, including former US Open champion Maria Sharapova, rising stars Simona Halep and Eugene Bouchard, as well as Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova.

Britain’s Heather Watson fell to Halep in the first round 12 months ago, so the British flag was flown across the pond by Laura Robson, who couldn’t quite match her run to the last 16 from the previous year as she lost to Li Na.

With Laura Robson ruled out for the long-term with injury, Watson is Britain’s best hope in the women’s draw in New York this year having shot up into the world’s top 50 in recent weeks, though she has never made it past the opening round at Flushing Meadows.

Flusing Meadows, with the centre-piece Arthur Ashes Stadium at its heart, will provide the spectacular setting for the final Grand Slam of the season as the world’s finest tennis players play in the searing heat or under the dazzling lights of New York.

See the biggest names fighting for one of the sport’s grandest prizes from August 25-September 8 and Sky Sports will be the only place to enjoy all the drama live, with additional coverage on British Eurosport.

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DAY 15: SUNDAY 8th SEPTEMBER – Men’s Final

Arthur Ashe Stadium 22:00 BST start

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When & Where to Watch

Watch LIVE online via Sky Go [£]

LIVE: 9.30pm-12.00am Sky Sports 3

Sky Sports will bring tennis fans complete live coverage of the 2014 US Open from Flushing Meadows, New York.

From the first round to the finals, Sky Sports will be the only place to follow the entire tournament from start to finish across all 15 days, with exclusively live coverage from the quarter-final stages onwards, plus the pick of the matches from the opening rounds.

Marcus Buckland returns to anchor Sky Sports’ comprehensive US Open coverage from on-site in New York, where he will bring viewers the pick of each day’s matches, alongside all the colour and atmosphere from inside the Flushing Meadows complex.

He will be joined at Sky’s usual studio position overlooking the spectacular Arthur Ashe Stadium court by former British number one’s Greg Rusedski and Annabel Croft, who will provide their expert analysis and comment throughout the fortnight.

The presentation team will also be joined by a host of special guests throughout the tournament, including 2013 Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli, who has worked on both ITV and the BBC’s coverage of the French Open and Wimbledon respectively this year, Great Britain’s Fed Cup captain Judy Murray and multiple Grand Slam champion and tennis legend Boris Becker, who now coaches Novak Djokovic.

Leading the Sky Sports commentary team will be Mark Petchey, alongside Barry Milns, Peter Fleming, Barry Cowan and Leif Shiras.

Sky Sports will have up to 12 hours of continuous live action during the first week of the tournament, starting at 4.00pm, plus exclusive live coverage of every night session on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court from midight, all of which will be broadcast throughout the fortnight on Sky Sports 3.

In addition to the featured match on Sky Sports 3, subscribers can choose up to five additional matches on the outside courts by pressing the red button or by logging on to skysports.com during the live coverage.

All of Sky Sports’ coverage can also be seen on the move via laptop or mobile devices with Sky Go, plus catch-up with highlights via the On-Demand service.

If you miss any of the overnight action, extended highlights, plus a round-up of the day session matches, will be shown the following morning on Sky Sports, presented by George Gavin with studio analysis from Andrew Castle.

Viewers can also get all the breaking news, live scores, course guide and additional information about the tournament via the Sky Sports Tennis website.

Follow @SkySportsTennis on Twitter for all the latest news and updates from Flushing Meadows during the tournament.

British Eurosport will have selected coverage from the 2014 US Open in New York, predominantly featuring live action from the second-choice courts.

Some of world’s top players, as well as up-and-coming ones, are all likely to feature on the pan-European channel across the first nine days of the tournament as they bid to become US Open champion.

British Eurosport’s live coverage runs for the first nine days of the tournament, starting at 4.00pm on most days and continuing through to at least 12.30am.

Delayed next day coverage from the quarter-finals stages onwards will be shown on the channel thereafter, with extensive highlights programme also available at various times.

Commentary will be led by Simon Reed, David Mercer, Chris Bradnam and Frew McMillan, with further analysis and comment from former British number one and US Open semi-finalist Jo Durie and ex-LTA head coach of women’s tennis Nigel Sears.

Live online streaming of British Eurosport’s coverage can be accessed via Eurosport Player (subscription required), plus there will also be additional reports and features via the British Eurosport website.

Sunday 24th August

Andy Murray Interview

8.00pm-8.30pm Sky Sports 1