US Open Weather Contingency Plans for Final Weekend

UPDATE: Saturday’s final has been postponed until Sunday.

The USTA has released contingency plans for the final weekend because of the pending threat of Tropical Storm Hanna.

The Grand Slam will attempt to complete the women’s final on Saturday, but has already made plans for a Sunday afternoon/evening match if needed.

The current weather forecast for the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center calls for rain to begin late Friday, which will subside in the early morning until late afternoon. Rain is then expected throughout Saturday night. Due to this forecast, the USTA is advising the following:

SATURDAY — REVISED START TIME OF 11:00 AM ET FOR MEN’S SINGLES SEMIFINALS

Historically, match play for the first Men’s Semifinal begins at 12:00 Noon in Arthur Ashe Stadium. However, due to impending inclement weather on Saturday, Sept. 6, the Men’s Singles Semifinals will begin promptly at 11:00 a.m., weather permitting.

SCENARIO I:

IF SATURDAY DAY AND NIGHT SESSIONS ARE BOTH RAINED OUT

In the event that the USTA is forced to cancel the Men’s Singles Semifinals (Session #24) and the Women’s Singles Final (Session #25) due to inclement weather on Saturday, Sept. 6, each session would be rescheduled for Sunday at 1:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., respectively.

As a result, the Men’s Singles Final (Session #26) would be rescheduled for Monday at 5:00 p.m. Tickets for each of these sessions would be valid for the same session at its rescheduled date and time.

Specifically,

* Men’s Singles Semifinals tickets will be valid for the Men’s Singles Semifinals at its rescheduled date and time of Sunday at 1:00pm;
* Women’s Singles Final tickets will be valid for the Women’s Singles Final at its rescheduled date and time of Sunday at 9:00pm;
* Men’s Singles Final tickets will be valid for the Men’s Singles Final at its rescheduled date and time of Monday at 5:00pm.

The following schedule will apply if both Saturday sessions are rained out:

Men’s Singles Semifinals (Session #24) - Sunday, Sept. 7th
1:00pm ET - ESPN2
4:00pm ET - CBS Sports*

Women’s Singles Final (Session #25) - Sunday, Sept. 7th
9:00pm ET - CBS Sports

Men’s Singles Final - (Session #26) - Monday, Sept. 8th
5:00pm ET - CBS Sports

* CBS live coverage to begin at conclusion of 1:00pm NFL coverage.

SCENARIO II:

IF SATURDAY DAY SESSION COMPLETED AND SATURDAY NIGHT SESSION RAINED OUT

In the event that the USTA is forced to cancel the Saturday Night Women’s Singles Final (Session #25) due to inclement weather, both the Women’s and Men’s Singles Finals would be played on Sunday as two separate sessions — one at 4:00 p.m. and one at 9:00 p.m. Tickets for the Women’s Singles Final would be valid for its rescheduled time; and tickets for the Men’s Singles Final would be valid for its rescheduled time.

The decision regarding which Final will be played at 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. will be decided upon based on the time of completion of the Saturday Men’s Semifinals. If the Men’s Semifinals are not completed on Saturday, Scenario I will take effect.

Singles Final - (Men’s or Women’s Final TBD) - Sunday, Sept. 7th
4:00pm ET - CBS Sports*

Singles Final - (Men’s or Women’s Final TBD) - Sunday, Sept. 7th
9:00pm ET - CBS Sports

* CBS live coverage to begin at conclusion of 1:00pm NFL coverage.