Published 17:03 IST, August 31st 2020

US Open 2020 live streaming in India details and full draw ft. Djokovic and Williams

The US Open 2020 is set to get underway on Aug 31 with Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams favourites to win the title. Here's the live streaming in India info.

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US Open 2020 is all set to get underway from Monday, August 31 without some of biggest names who decided to skip tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic. US Open 2020 will be second Grand Slam tournament of year after Australian Open due to postponement of French Open 2020 and cancellation of Wimbledon Championships. Here's a look at US Open schedule and US Open live streaming in India details.

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vak Djokovic favourite to win US Open 2020

World 1 vak Djokovic will be  overwhelming favourite to win this year's US Open 2020, following absence of Roger Federer due to injury and Rafael Nadal's withdrawal from tournament. Apart from Federer and Nadal, Nick Kyrgios, Stan Wawrinka and many or big names will miss this year's US Open 2020 due to pandemic fears.

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vak Djokovic will be entering US Open 2020 on back of red-hot form with  Serbian beginning  year by winning ATP Cup with Serbia, following which he won his eighth Australian Open title. Following Australian Open triumph, Djokovic wen to lift his fifth Dubai Tennis Championship title before season was halted in March due to COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, Djokovic also won Western and Sourn Open in New York City.

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In women's draw, all eyes will be on Serena Williams who would be eyeing her 24th Grand Slam which will help her equal Margaret Court’s all-time record. Top seed Karolina Pliskova, Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin and Naomi Osaka will be or star names to watch out for. World . 2 Simona Halep is missing along with reigning US Open champion Bianca Andreescu of Canada and top ten players Elina Svitolina, Kiki Bertens and Belinda Bencic.

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US Open live streaming in India

Tennis lovers can enjoy US Open live streaming in India by logging onto Disney+Hostar. While on television, US Open 2020 matches will be broadcasted on Star Sports Network. US Open live streaming in India will begin from 8:30 pm IST on Monday.

US Open schedule

US Open has also come out with its draws for each category -

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Indian players at US Open 2020

Coming to Indian contingency for US Open 2020, Sumit Nagal, Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan will be in action at US Open 2020. While Nagal will compete in singles draw, Bopanna and Sharan will be playing in doubles category. Nagal will begin his US Open 2020 campaign aginst US tennis player Bradley Klahn on September 1, with possibility of facing world . 3 Dominic Thiem in second round.

Rohan Bopanna, who is partnering Canadian Denis Shapovalov, were handed a favourable draw in men's doubles and will open ir campaign against American duo of ah Rubin and Ernesto Escobedo in first round. On or hand, Divij Sharan, who will play alongside Serbia's Nikola Cacic, face a sterner test against eighth-seeded men’s doubles team of Nerlands’ Wesley Koolhof and Croatia’s Nikola Mektic. dates for Rohan Bopanna’s and Divij Sharan’s doubles matches are yet to be finalised.

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17:03 IST, August 31st 2020