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U.S. Open begins Monday

August 29, 2016 at 1:21AM
The sun peaks into Arthur Ashe Stadium through the new retractable roof, at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in the Queens borough of New York, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. Mother Nature will no longer be a problem at the U.S. Open as the U.S. Tennis Association unveiled the new retractable roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ORG XMIT: MIN2016082817243744
The sun peaks into Arthur Ashe Stadium through the new retractable roof, at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in the Queens borough of New York, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. Mother Nature will no longer be a problem at the U.S. Open as the U.S. Tennis Association unveiled the new retractable roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ORG XMIT: MIN2016082817243744 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

heads up: The U.S. Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year, begins Monday in New York. One of the main attractions will be the new $150 million retractable roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium (above). Opening day TV coverage goes from noon to 5 p.m. on ESPN and from 5 to 10 p.m. on ESPN2. Among those in action Monday will be defending men's champ Novak Djokovic as well as Rafael Nadal and American Madison Keys.

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