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U.S. Open Ratings Soar — Could John McEnroe Get Another Talk Show?

ESPN is touting excellent ratings, about 2.3 million viewers last night.  That’s good for tennis, proving that the sport is strong enough to overcome Mary Carrillo’s idiocy and the constant babble of the McEnroe brothers. 
John basically says two things about players during matches — they need to come to net more, and they need to show [...]

The “All-American Girl” Trumps Roddick and Blake Coverage

If you don’t have Direct TV and you wanted to see James Blake’s dramatic fifth set loss against Rainer Schuettler, or for that matter, Andy Roddick’s tight first set against Janko Tipsarevic, you were out of luck Thursday. ESPN2 carried instead Maria Sharapova (whom Marat Safin once dubbed the All-American girl), and ignored all [...]

The “All-American Girl” Trumps Roddick and Blake Coverage

If you don’t have Direct TV and you wanted to see James Blake’s dramatic fifth set loss against Rainer Schuettler, or for that matter, Andy Roddick’s tight first set against Janko Tipsarevic, you were out of luck Thursday. ESPN2 carried instead Maria Sharapova (whom Marat Safin once dubbed the All-American girl), and ignored all [...]