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Rain Wreaks Havoc on US Open Men's Final TV Ratings

NEW YORK (AP) -- Postponed, rain-delayed and split between two networks, the U.S. Open's men's final averaged far fewer viewers than last year. Rafael Nadal's four-set win over Novak Djokovic averaged 2.17 million viewers between CBS and ESPN2, according to Nielsen. That's down 36 percent from the 3.39 million for last...

FanHouse TV: American Men's Tennis Searching for Answers

The 2010 U.S. Open was filled with some of the most exciting matchups of the year, but few of them involved Americans. That leaves the burning question: is there any hope on the horizon for the Americans? FanHouse TV's Chris Sesno and national columnist Greg Couch discuss the state of American men's tennis from Flushing...

With US Open Win, Rafael Nadal Enters Greatest of All Time Debate

NEW YORK -- This is a moment for Rafael Nadal, just for him and all to himself and about himself. It's about one man whose career was in doubt just a year ago, suffering in his personal life, then recovering, rebuilding and retooling. Just one year ago, he wondered if he could ever get to this moment. Now, already, he has...

US Open Men's Final Media Juggle Leaves Fans Searching

Suppose they had the last Grand Slam final and no one knew where to find it. Rafael Nadal bailed the United States Tennis Association out of just such a crisis by beating Novak Djokovic in four sets to win the U.S. Open men's singles title Monday night. Most importantly, Nadal wrapped things up at 10:03 p.m. EDT -- 12...

US Open Men's Final Chat Wrap

Top-seeded Rafael Nadal looks to add to his trophy case on Monday at 4:00 p.m. ET, when he takes the court for the men's U.S. Open final with a chance to complete a career Grand Slam. He would become the seventh player in the history of men's tennis, and the second youngest to achieve the feat. The final was originally...

Background on u.s. open tennis

The US Open Championship, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S.

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