US Open Tennis 2015 Schedule: TV Coverage, Live Stream for Monday Afternoon

Steven CookSep 7, 2015

The 2015 U.S. Open is heating up, with the 16 contenders on each side of the draw dwindling down over the coming days. That begins on Labor Day with Monday's packed slate of star-studded affairs.

The top seeds won't be in action after Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams already punched their quarterfinal tickets, but before the elongated weekend is done, many more premier names will join them. Those with the potential to join them include Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Simona Halep and more—although it will be easier said than done with some worthy foes across the net.

Take a look below for full coverage of Monday from Flushing Meadows.

Monday, September 7 Viewing Info

Time of Coverage: 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN2

Live Stream: WatchESPN

Schedule of Play: USOpen.org

Match to Watch: No. 5 Stan Wawrinka vs. Donald Young

Sep 5, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland returns a shot to Ruben Bemelmans of Belgium (not pictured) on day six of the 2015 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso

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Stan Wawrinka has been pretty quiet over the last couple of months, although winning a French Open title and taking down both Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in the process is enough to make any player's year. The Swiss maestro is back in the hunt for his third major in Queens, but he will have to go through an emergent native.

Standing between Wawrinka and a spot in the final eight is Donald Young, a 26-year-old American from Atlanta with a swift left-handed style that has bode well for him thus far. After toppling 11th-seeded Gilles Simon in the first round, Young took down another seeded opponent in Viktor Troicki (22) to get to Round 4.

As if simply winning isn't impressive enough, Young has gone about it in an epic manner, rallying from two sets down against both Troicki and Simon, as Sky Sports Tennis showed:

Getting past those tests is undoubtedly something that Young can be proud of no matter how things finish in Queens. But he'll have his hands full mounting a similar sort of comeback, or even winning enough games, against Wawrinka.

The immensely powerful backhand from Wawrinka has always been there, but the 30-year-old has recently figured out how to sculpt the rest of his game to suit it. Now that he has, the results are obvious—two major titles since the dawn of 2014.

That's not to say the Australian Open and French Open champion isn't weary of the test ahead after scouting Young in the third round, per Alyssia Varricchio of Live-Tennis.com:

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It's going to be exciting match for sure. I watch a little bit his match today. He came back again. After the first round he came back two sets to zero down.
He's a tough player. He (has) improved a lot. Especially his attitude on the court, he's fighting way more. He's always trying. He has a nice game to watch. He tr[ies] to get the crowd with him. So it's going to be, for sure, a great match to play against him.
"

Young got the best of Wawrinka back in 2011 in the second round, but Wawrinka is light years ahead of where he was then. Add to that the likelihood that Young is either physically or emotionally spent from a taxing opening week, and this one is far from evenly matched.

Anything other than a comprehensive victory for the Swiss star will ignite hope into an American crowd rooting for Young to continue his tournament.