2015 U.S. OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
ESPN 2, 11:00 a.m. ET
Last night, evening coverage of the U.S. Open third-round tennis matches shifted to ESPN2, where the network served up two thrilling matches back-to-back. The first showed Serena Williams, losing her first set against another American, the fiercely competitive Bethanie Mattek-Sands, and coming from behind to win the second before dominating with sheer will through the third. Williams’ quest for a victory at this tournament, sealing a calendar year Grand Slam, remains in reach. The second match featured another long-time champion, Rafael Nadal, who won his first two sets against Italy’s Fabio Fognini, who then mounted a comeback for the ages: winning sets three and four, then battling with Nadal, through a series of service breaks and unbelievably athletic and inspired tennis, before taking the fifth. For Nadal, it was the first time in his majors career that he had ever lost a match after winning the first two sets. The game didn’t end until 1:30 a.m. ET – and today, beginning at 11 a.m. ET, fourth-round action resumes, and is covered all day on ESPN2.