US Open Tennis 2012 Schedule: Day 2 TV Coverage, Matches and Bracket Guide

Day 1 of the U.S. Open didn't feature any of the parity many anticipated in this year's summer finale, but this tournament almost surely will as the action picks up in the coming days.

All of that starts with Tuesday's Day 2 action. Favorites on the men's and women's side will do battle as they look to advance to the second round of play.

The U.S Open's hard courts create exciting action, and this year will be no different. Let's take a look at where you can watch Day 2's action and what matches you should be looking forward to.

*For full TV schedule, click here

*All times ET

11 a.m.-7 p.m. on Tennis Channel

1 p.m.-11 p.m. on ESPN2

Bracket Guide

*Here are links for the men's and women's draw

The men's side of the bracket will feature every tournament favorite that isn't named Roger Federer.

Novak Djokovic will face Paolo Lorenzi in what should be an easy first-round match for last year's tournament champion.

Sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych will face Belarus' David Goffin right before Djoker's match kicks off. He should have an easy time, but Goffin's hard serve can sneak up on you if you aren't careful.

We also have the likes of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga facing Karol Beck, Andy Roddick facing Rhyne Williams and Nicolas Almagro facing Radek Stepanek.

None of the top male seeds should face stiff tests, but it's always interesting to watch these players in their tuneup matches. One slip-up can make a match much more interesting than initially expected.

The women's side is not expected to be much more competitive, but big names will still be on display.

Agnieszka Radwanska will play in one of the day's first matches against Nina Bratchikova. Radwanska is the No. 2 women's seed and should dispense of Bratchikova rather easily.

We will also see Serena Williams face fellow American Coco Vandeweghe in another lopsided matchup.

The other big women's player to watch is Caroline Wozniacki. She will face Romania's Irina Camelia-Begu.

Make sure you tune in to catch these matches and more on Tuesday.

Women's Match to Watch: Serena Williams vs. Coco Vandeweghe

This could just say "female player to watch," but Vandeweghe is still an opponent playing opposite of Williams.

Williams is enjoying an incredible 2012 season, and that makes her run at the U.S. Open among the tournament's most anticipated matchups on the men's or women's side of things.

She's coming off a Wimbledon victory earlier this summer, and she followed that up with a gold medal in the Summer Olympics in London.

Williams will go for her fourth career U.S. Open title in this tournament, and that all starts with her match against Vandeweghe.

You won't want to miss a second of her matches.

Men's Match to Watch: Novak Djokovic vs. Paolo Lorenzi

Djokovic won last year's U.S. Open, but he's going through a bit of a dry spell this summer.

Djoker failed to win Wimbledon and also missed a gold medal in London. It's not that he's playing bad tennis, and that's what should scare the rest of the U.S. Open field.

He's not a player who takes losing lightly, and I expect him to bounce back with a vengeance in this tournament. Lorenzi is a mediocre opponent, and I don't expect this to go more than three sets.

This match is worth watching for Djokovic alone. It will be interesting to see how he responds to disappointment in London, especially considering his success on this court last year.