News - USTA To Announce ESPN, TC Acquire U.S. Open Rights On Monday

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Friday Headlines
Published 5/9/2008 by Jeremy at Grand Slam Tennis Tours Blog
... Federer lost to Stepanek, and Serena Williams saw her 17-match winning streak halted by Safina.  Anyway, without further ado, here are some of the best articles from the world of tennis this week: ESPN considers Pete Sampras to be the greatest living tennis legend. Amidst controversy, Madrid will be the site for the US vs. Spain Davis Cup Semifinal. Peter Bodo weighs in on clay court tennis, from Rome. Looks like the US Open will be moving to ESPN. Probably in an effort to elevate Tennis’ popularity, ...

U.S. Open/ESPN deal to be announced Monday.
Published 5/10/2008 by Paulsen (noreply@blogger.com) at Sports Media Watch
... a deal giving ESPN cable rights to the U.S. Open on Monday. ESPN will split rights to the event with The Tennis Channel, mimicking previous deals with the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon. ESPN and The Tennis Channel replace USA Network, which is getting out of the sports business. A USTA spokesman told Tennis Week that " [t]he new deal will create a unified, summer long 'Open Season' for the sport of tennis ." ESPN already airs several events in the U.S. Open Series, a series of tournaments that run up to the U.S. Open. Related : " ...