ESPN Continues Tennis Coverage of Barclays ATP World Tour Finals

By: Nov. 16, 2016
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The season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals from the O2 in London continues this week with daily coverage on WatchESPN with ESPN2 joining the coverage starting Thursday, Nov. 17, concluding with the championship live Sunday, Nov. 20, at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN2. WatchESPN will also present the weeklong doubles competition, headlined by the legendary American twin brothers Bob and Mike Bryan and current World No.1-ranked Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut. Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill and Brad Gilbert will be on site to call the championship on Sunday.

The field of eight includes four-time defending champion Novak Djokovic who will be battling Andy Murray for the title of overall World No.1. Murray made history this year BECOMING the first man to win a second singles gold medal Olympic title in Rio, and this month he became one of only 26 men to attain the World No.1 ranking in singles since records began in 1973, displacing long-time rival, Djokovic. Other players in the tournament, with current standings include:

McEnroe Group

1 Andy Murray (1-0)
3 Stan Wawrinka (0-1)
5 Kei Nishikori (1-0)
7 Marin Cilic (0-1)
Lendl Group

2 Novak Djokovic (2-0)
4 Milos Raonic (1-1)
6 Gael Monfils (0-2)
8 Dominic Thiem (1-1)

All players play three round-robin matches against players in their group to determine a winner and runner-up from each group, who advance to the KNOCKOUT stage of the tournament. The winner of McEnroe Group plays THE RUNNER-UP of Lendl Group, and the winner of Lendl Group plays THE RUNNER-UP of McEnroe Group in the semifinals, with the winners advancing to the Championship. All matches are best-of-three sets.

Date Time (ET) Round Network
Wed, Nov 16 7 - 9 a.m. Doubles Round Robin WatchESPN
9 - 11 a.m. Singles Round Robin
Murray vs. Nishikori
WatchESPN
1 - 3 p.m. Doubles Round Robin WatchESPN
3 - 5 p.m. Singles Round Robin
Wawrinka vs. Cilic
WatchESPN
Thu, Nov 17 7 - 9 a.m. Doubles Round Robin WatchESPN
9 - 11 a.m. Singles Round Robin
Djokovic vs. Monfils
WatchESPN
1 - 3 p.m. Doubles Round Robin WatchESPN
3 - 5 p.m. Singles Round Robin
Raonic vs. Thiem
ESPN2 & WatchESPN
Fri, Nov 18 7 - 9 a.m. Doubles Round Robin WatchESPN
9 - 11 a.m. Singles Round Robin ESPN2 & WatchESPN
12:45 - 2:45 p.m. Doubles Round Robin WatchESPN
3 - 5 p.m. Singles Round Robin WatchESPN
Sat, Nov 19 7 - 9 a.m. Doubles Semifinal #1 WatchESPN
9 - 11 a.m. Singles Semifinal #1 WatchESPN
1 - 3 p.m. Doubles Semifinal #2 WatchESPN
3 - 5 p.m. Singles Semifinal #2 WatchESPN
Sun, Nov 20 5 - 9 a.m. Singles Semifinals (Short-turnaround) ESPN2 & WatchESPN
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Doubles Championship WatchESPN
1 - 3 p.m. Singles Championship ESPN2 & WatchESPN


**All singles matches will also be available in Spanish on ESPN Deportes+/WatchESPN**



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