US Open Tennis 2016: TV Schedule, Start Times for Monday Night Draw

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Published: August 29, 2016

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The U.S. Open marks the end of the Grand Slam tennis season, and there is plenty of drama as the tournament gets underway in Queens, New York.

One of the key issues is the health of top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams and their ability to string victories together and win their respective titles.

Djokovic, who plays his first match at 7 p.m. ET Monday night against unseeded Jerzy Janowicz of Poland, has been battling a left wrist injury. 

Djokovic lost in the third round to Sam Querrey at Wimbledon earlier this summer, and Juan Martin del Potro beat him in the Olympics before he could reach the medal rounds.

“The wrist hasn't been in an ideal state for the last three-and-a-half weeks,” Djokovic told reporters in a pre-U.S. Open media session, according to Simon Briggs of The Telegraph. “But I'm doing everything in my power with the medical team to make sure that I'm as close to 100 percent as possible.”



Williams will play her first-round match Tuesday at 7 p.m. against Ekaterina Makarova. The No. 1 seed has been battling shoulder problems since securing a victory at Wimbledon earlier this summer, and if she is not 100 percent at the U.S. Open, it will likely impact her powerful serve. 



"I have not played a lot, I haven’t practiced a lot, but I’m just now starting to feel a little better,” Williams said in preparation for the U.S. Open, per Tom Perrotta of the Wall Street Journal. “Hopefully just every day I will keep going higher.” 

Djokovic's top challenger is second-seeded Andy Murray, which puts him in the lower half of the draw. Murray wouldn't meet Djokovic until the championship match and is not taking any comfort from the Serb's wrist problems. The same holds for fourth-seeded Rafael Nadal, who is also in Djokovic's half of the draw.

"To be honest, Novak and...
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