The 2011 US Open will be the 130th edition of the event, and is set to begin on Monday, August 29. The tournament will feature the best tennis players in the world. Rafael Nadal will be looking to defend his title on the men's draw, while the women's draw will be up for grabs.
Two-time defending women's champ Kim Clijsters will miss the tournament with an abdominal injury, leaving the women's draw wide open.
The US Open is the only major played on outdoor hard courts. The Australian Open is played on Plexicushion, the French Open is played on clay and the Wimbledon Championships are played on grass.
This year's US Open will have shared coverage between ESPN, the Tennis Channel and CBS. The event will be broadcast on Eurosport in Europe and WOWOW in Japan.
According to the US Open's official website, ESPN will broadcast more than 100 hours of live coverage in the United States, while the Tennis Channel will broadcast approximately 72 hours of coverage. CBS Sports will only broadcast approximately 37 hours of coverage, but they do own the exclusive rights to the women's singles final on Saturday, September 10 and the men's singles final on Sunday, September 11.
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