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Tennis Channel has been an absolute blessing for American tennis fans who otherwise are treated by our networks with haphazard derision.  But one Tennis Channel programming decision this week leading up to the Spain versus Czech Republic Davis Cup final starting 10 a.m. ET on Friday I don’t understand.  Why not get the rights to replay the Radek Stepanek-Ivo Karlovic [...]

Imagine traveling all the way to China to play tennis in front of almost nobody.  The nearly non-existent crowd for the fourth round match between Gael Monfils and Ivan Ljubicic yesterday on the grandstand court at the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 tournament was comparable to a high school tennis match on a cold, windy spring day.  There couldn’t [...]

Jimmy Connors will join the Tennis Channel in the booth this summer for the U.S. Open.  No word if Connors will get free Shamwow products, a leading Tennis Channel advertiser, or have to play doubles with Vince, the smarmy salesman of the miracle towels.  Connors, however, will be a big improvement over Justin Gimelstob, a player [...]