Stream On! The U.S. Open is more than just tennis it’s about New York

The final major of the 2017 tennis season is the U.S. Open at the United States Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York. The crowds are loud, rowdy and always involved in every match on the grounds of the tennis center.

This is plain and simple a big time New York happening. The players love going out to dinner, feeling the energy of the city and loving the crowd interaction.

This is one of the most streamed events every year because matches take place during the work day for most people. ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 and of course the WatchESPN app is your go to source for all the action.

You will require a cable subscription to authenticate your WatchESPN app, as you all know. You can stream the event if you have DirectTV Now, Sling, YouTube TV, PlayStation Vue, Hulu Live TV and IPTV Realm.

Tennis fans will focus on Roger Federer, who along with Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray are the heavy favorites. The one big name not in New York is Novak Djokovic, who retired from Wimbledon with an injury and cited fatigue as one of the causes of him withdrawing from the U.S. Open.

Soon to mom Serena Williams will be there but not to play but to serve as the number one fan of her sister Venus Williams. The elder Williams sister should be a factor at Flushing Meadows after a very strong showing at Wimbledon.

The focus, however, will be on the Wimbledon champ, Garbine Muguruza. Muguruza will look to win back-to-back Grand Slams against a very strong field.

It marks the return of Sarasota resident Maria Sharapova, who got a wild-card bid for the Open, and she should be rested and ready to prove she is still a factor in women’s tennis.

She stunned Simona Halep under the lights on day one of the U.S. Open sending notice that she is here to win.

The field is very deep and includes at least two possible players to watch other than Williams, Muguruzza and Sharapova.  Angelique Kerber, and Karolina Pliskova are all challengers for the 2017 U.S. Open title.

Here is the complete TV schedule streaming on the WatchESPN app.