If you really think about it, the U.S. Open tennis tournament is a weird television event. Everyone talks about the Super Bowl and it's massive coverage, but it's really amazing that a network actually gives up its entire schedule and devotes all day, every single day, for almost two weeks to a tennis tournament.
But that's what's happening starting today on USA at 11am. The network will have coverage all day until 5pm, then there's a break for dinner or to shower or to run errands or whatever. And then coverage starts up again at 7pm and runs til 11pm (or whenever matches are over). Nice! This continues for the next two weeks. CBS will have daytime coverage on the weekends, including the men's and women's finals.
If you need me for the next weeks, I'll be in front of my TV in my U.S. Open Underoos.
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8-27-2007 @ 8:54AM
Tele-Toby said...
No 'Psych', no 'Monk', no 'Burn Notice', no '400', no 'Dead Zone'......
Tennis. Feh!
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8-27-2007 @ 9:10AM
CaliberSRT4 said...
I have respect and all for the sport, but its number two on my boring sports list under golf. I would play both of them physically, but watching it is like staring at the ground. But hey if that's what you fancy then more power to you.
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8-27-2007 @ 9:58AM
Zach said...
Tennis is the worst sport to watch on TV, closely followed by NASCAR.
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8-27-2007 @ 11:04AM
bob-o said...
don't forget that HD coverage is available at the same times on universal HD. tennis, like drying paint, is insanely watchable when presented in hi-def.
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8-27-2007 @ 12:09PM
JLM said...
Sounds like Bob S. may be a 4.5 or 5.0 rated player?
How can one not enjoy watching Federer prove that he is one of (if not the greatest) of all time!
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8-27-2007 @ 12:14PM
pgwp said...
I've got my tivo set for all twelve hours a day (okay, sure, I'll be fast-forwarding a lot when I get home). Tennis is the only sport I watch on tv - the more you watch, the more you realize how much skill is involved and how mental the game is, and how quickly the tide can turn from one player to the other.
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8-27-2007 @ 1:33PM
julie said...
The US Tennis Open is one of the sports I actually set aside time to watch, aside from pro-football. To those of you who think it's boring, I disagree! When you realize that the pros are serving at over 100 mph and someone is actually hitting it back (Roddick has topped 140) then it becomes much more exciting. Alas, I will miss most of it this year as I'll be on vacation.....
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8-28-2007 @ 12:05PM
Ryan said...
When a Grand Slam is playing, I'm pretty much defunct for two weeks. I do NOTHING but watch tennis.
Unfortunately I didn't watch a single minute of tennis yesterday on TV.... BUT that's because I was there in person! My first Grand Slam event ever! I saw SO many matches I was having whiplash.
Among the notables I saw were Federer, Henin, Jankovic, Ivanovic, Baghdatis, Andreev, Ferrero, Young, Gasquet, and Haas. I was also there at the same time that both WIlliams sisters were playing (and during the Althea Gibson tribute). Though I wasn't IN the stadium since I only have day session tickets (I was next door at Armstrong Stadium) and could hear a bit.
Anyways, it was such a fun (and exhausting) day. The weather was gorgeous and the atmosphere was amazing.
Also... if you have Direct TV then there's also several bonus channels (690-696) that you can tune to for coverage of some of the other courts. It's great to channel surf matches. It also means MORE tennis.
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