ESPN, ESPN2 to Switch Roles Tuesday for “Cross Court Coverage”
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ESPN to Show Court One with Lisicki vs. Kanepi, USA’s Stephens vs. 2007 Finalist Bartoli
ESPN and ESPN2 will switch roles for “Cross Court Coverage” from Wimbledon tomorrow, Tuesday, July 2, with ESPN focusing on the two Ladies’ Quarterfinals matches on Court One: No. 23 seed Sabine Lisicki of Germany vs. Kaia Kanepi of Estonia, followed by the last remaining American in singles competition, No. 17 seed Sloane Stephens vs. 2007 finalist Marion Bartoli of France, the No. 15 seed. ESPN will still go on the air at 8 a.m. ET / 5 a.m. PT. The big-serving Lisicki ousted No. 1 seed and heavily favored Serena Williams in Monday’s play.
ESPN2 will now focus on Centre Court, starting at 7 a.m. ET / 4 a.m. PT – last year’s runner-up, No. 4 seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland vs. No. 6 Li Na and No. 8 Petra Kvitova, who captured the Wimbledon championship in 2011 playing No. 20 Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium.
The action in London will continue with the Gentlemen’s Quarterfinals on July 3, the semifinals July 4-5, the Ladies’ Championship on Saturday, July 6, and the Gentlemen’s on Sunday, July 7.
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | Network | |
| Tue, July 2 | 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Ladies’ Quarterfinals, Centre Court | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | Live |
| 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Ladies’ Quarterfinals, Court One | ESPN / ESPN3 | Live | |
| Wed, July 3 | 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Gentlemen’s Quarterfinals, Court One | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | Live |
| 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Gentlemen’s Quarterfinals, Centre Court | ESPN / ESPN3D / ESPN3 | Live | |
| Thur, July 4 | 7 – 8 a.m. | Breakfast at Wimbledon | ESPN / ESPN3 | Live |
| 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Ladies’ Semifinals | ESPN / ESPN3D / ESPN3 | Live | |
| Fri, July 5 | 7 – 8 a.m. | Breakfast at Wimbledon | ESPN / ESPN3 | Live |
| 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Gentlemen’s Semifinals | ESPN / ESPN3D / ESPN3 | Live | |
| Sat, July 6 | 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. | Breakfast at Wimbledon | ESPN / ESPN3 | Live |
| 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Ladies’ Final | ESPN / ESPN3D / ESPN3 | Live | |
| 3 – 6 p.m. | Ladies’ Final | ABC | Tape | |
| Sun, July 7 | 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. | Breakfast at Wimbledon | ESPN / ESPN3 | Live |
| 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Gentlemen’s Final | ESPN / ESPN3D / ESPN3 | Live | |
| 3 – 6 p.m. | Gentlemen’s Final | ABC | Tape |
* – ESPN3 will start at 6:30 a.m. ET each day July 1 – 5
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