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Sports · Tennis · US Open 2026

Who’s calling the US Open?

The voices you’ll hear on ESPN — the booth, the hosts, the courtside reporters — and, below them, exactly which channel carries which court.

Coverage begins
August 30 – September 13, 2026
Every court on the ESPN app · featured matches on TV
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The voices

Meet the booth

Who you’ll actually hear calling the 2026 US Open on ESPN, by role — from the lead booth to the courtside reporters.

Lead booth
John McEnroeanalyst
Chris Evertanalyst
Host & play-by-play
Chris Fowlerlead play-by-play
Chris McKendrystudio host
Lead analysts / desk
Brad Gilbertanalyst
Darren Cahillanalyst
Courtside / on-court
Pam Shriveron-court
Mary Joe Fernándezon-court
Analyst bench
Patrick McEnroe
Rennae Stubbs
James Blake
John Isner
Coco Vandeweghe
Chris Eubanks
Sloane Stephens

This is ESPN’s 2025 US Open team; the exact 2026 roster is announced closer to the tournament, so names may shift. Verified 2026-07-14.

All the matches, or just the big ones?

The coverage map

The clearest answer to “can I watch every match?” The TV channels show the featured matches; the ESPN app streams all of them.

CourtABCFree, over the airESPN / ESPN2On TV — cable or a live-TV bundleESPN appSelect $11.99 / Unlimited $29.99
Arthur Ashe Stadiumthe singles finals court~
Louis Armstrong Stadiumsecond show court~
Grandstandthird show court~
Stadium 17“The Pit”
Outer courts (4–16)the early-round grind
Qualifying & Fan Weekbefore the main draw
Every match~ Featured matches only Not carried

The pattern is the whole answer: the TV channels — ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC — show you the featured matches on the show courts, while the ESPN app streams every court, plus qualifying and Fan Week. To follow an early-round match on Court 12, you need the app. See what each option costs →

The booth roster is ESPN’s (via its press room); ESPN announces each year’s exact team close to the event, so the lineup here is the prior year’s, verified 2026-07-14 and re-checked when the year’s team is posted. Coverage reflects the US Open’s standard US pattern (featured matches on the channels, every court on the ESPN app).

Working out how to tune in? See How to watch (TV, streaming and every country), Courts (where it’s played) and Qualifying (how players get in).

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