Literally and figuratively far from the royal lawns, hushed fans, and strawberries-and-cream of Wimbledon, the U.S. Open is tennis New York style- fans with attitude, $2.25 hot dogs with sauerkraut, and a hard playing surface as hot and unforgiving as the city itself. The Open will also have fearlessly blunt Mary Carillo, now in her fifth year as CBS' analyst. This fourth and final leg of the sport's grand slam features 128 players-'' the most talent-rich field of any major tournament,'' Carillo says. ''Everyone thinks they have a shot, because the hard courts are honest. If your serve-and-volley doesn't work, you can win from the baseline.'' There will be more than 113 hours of live coverage, including two shows daily in the early rounds on USA Network. CBS will call most weekend play plus the Sept. 8-9 singles finals, with taped weeknight highlights from 11:30 to midnight. Like Open fans, Carillo (John McEnroe's onetime mixed-doubles partner) is not at all shy about sharing her opinions. Her tournament favorite is Stefan Edberg, who's ''not necessarily built for New York temperamentally, but has the most momentum.'' After Edberg, she likes defending champ Boris Becker and Ivan Lendl (who has won three titles). Her long-shot pick is Goran Ivanisevic of Yugoslavia, who she says has ''the right amount of talent and dementia for New York.''
In the crowded women's field, Carillo sees defending champ Steffi Graf as ''a little shaky,'' and says Martina Navratilova is ''a mystery'' because she has not played much recently. She thinks 14-year-old Jennifer Capriati will make the quarterfinals and says Zina Garrison is ''well-suited to New York.'' But Carillo's pick to win is young Monica Seles: ''She's got a lot in common with an old Open favorite, Jimmy Connors-a dynamic fighter with heart who feeds off a good crowd.''
3/MONDAY ! *Major League baseball An ESPN Labor Day tripleheader: The Philadelphia Phillies vs. the Pirates in Pittsburgh, or the Toronto Blue Jays vs. the Tigers in Detroit. (1:30-4:30 p.m.) Then, the Oakland A's vs. the Red Sox in Boston, or the Kansas City Royals vs. the White Sox in Chicago. (7:30-10:30 p.m.) Finally, the San Francisco Giants vs. the Padres in San Diego, or the Houston Astros vs. the Dodgers in Los Angeles. (10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.)
