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MEN'S QUARTERFINALS HIGHLIGHT CBS SPORTS' COVERAGE OF U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
CBS Sports' continuing coverage of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships on Friday, Sept. 9 (12:30-6:00 PM, ET) is highlighted by the men's quarterfinal matches. Coverage is highlighted by No. 2-seed Rafael Nadal taking on No. 21-seed Andy Roddick preceded by No. 4-seed Andy Murray against No. 28-seed John Isner. Lead play-by-play announcer Dick Enberg will be joined by expert analysts Mary Carillo and John McEnroe in the booth for the 12th consecutive year. Bill Macatee and analyst Jim Courier also will call tennis action for CBS Sports. Mary Joe Fernandez serves as reporter. Bob Mansbach...
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CBS Sports Re-lives Jimmy Connors' Magical 1991 U.S. Open Run
THIS JUST IN... (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT) ...FROM CBS SPORTS During its U.S. Open Tennis Championships coverage on Sunday, Sept. 4, CBS Sports aired a feature on five-time U.S. Open champion Jimmy Connors on the 20th anniversary of his magical semi-final run in the 1991 U.S. Open at age 39. In the feature, Connors recounts his U.S. Open run describing it as "the best 11 days of my career." Among those interviewed in the piece include Patrick McEnroe, who Connors defeated in the first round after trailing two sets and down 3-0 in the third set; Aaron Krickstein, who Connor...
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CBS SPORTS' 2011 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS LABOR DAY COVERAGE HIGHLIGHTED BY FOURTH-ROUND ACTION -NO. 16-SEED ANA IVANOVIC vs. NO. 28-SEED SERENA WILLIAMS; NO. 8-SEED MARDY FISH vs. NO. 11-SEED JO-WILFRIED TSONGA; AND NO. 7-SEED FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE vs. NO. 17-SEED ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA ON MONDAY, SEPT. 5
Men's No. 1-Seed Novak Djokovic-No. 22-seed Alexandr Dolgopolov Match Also Featured CBS Sports presents the U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS, tennis' final major of the year and the only one played in the United States, for the 44th consecutive year. Labor Day coverage continues on Monday, Sept. 5 (11:00 AM-6:00 PM, ET) with men's and women's fourth-round action. Headlining CBS Sports' coverage is the women's No. 16-seed Ana Ivanovic taking on No. 28-seed Serena Williams; men's No. 8-seed Mardy Fish against No. 11-seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga; and women's No. 7-seed Francesca Schiavone ag...
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CBS SPORTS' 2011 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS THIRD-ROUND COVERAGE HIGHLIGHTED BY NO. 3-SEED ROGER FEDERER vs. NO. 27-SEED MARIN CILIC; NO. 1-SEED CAROLINE WOZNIACKI vs. VANIA KING AND NO. 4-SEED VICTORIA AZARENKA vs. NO. 28-SEED SERENA WILLIAMS ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 3
CBS Sports presents the U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS, tennis' final major of the year and the only one played in the United States, for the 44th consecutive year. Coverage begins on Saturday, Sept. 3 (11:00 AM-6:00 PM, ET) with men's and women's third-round action. Headlining CBS Sports' coverage is the men's No. 3-seed Roger Federer taking on No. 27-seed Marin Cilic; women's No. 1-seed Caroline Wozniacki versus Vania King; and the women's No. 4-seed Victoria Azarenka against No. 28-seed Serena Williams. Also scheduled include No. 8-seed Mardy Fish against Kevin Anderson. Lead...
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CBS SPORTS SERVES UP 2011 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR 44th CONSECUTIVE YEAR
Men's and Women's Championships Highlight CBS Sports' Coverage CBS Sports presents the U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS, tennis' final major of the year and the only one played in the United States, for the 44th consecutive year. Coverage begins on Saturday, Sept. 3 (11:00 AM-6:00 PM, ET) with men's and women's third-round action and concludes with the men's singles championship on Sunday, Sept. 11 (4:00 PM, ET). CBS Sports will broadcast over 37 hours of the 2011 U.S. Open from the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Lead play-by-play announcer Dic...
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CBS SPORTS SERVES UP TENNIS IN WINSTON-SALEM ON SATURDAY, AUG. 27 WITH EYE TOWARDS NEW YORK AND U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
A week to go before its coverage of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships begins, CBS Sports broadcasts the men's final of the Olympus U.S. Open Series WINSTON-SALEM OPEN on Saturday, Aug. 27 (12:30-3:00 PM, ET) live from Winston-Salem, N.C. Among the notables making their final preparations in Winston-Salem before heading north to New York City for next week's U.S. Open include Americans Andy Roddick and John Isner, as well as Marcos Baghdatis and Nikolay Davydenko. CBS Sports' Bill Macatee provides play-by-play, and Mary Carillo serves as analyst. CBS Sports' Craig Silver produces and And...
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CBS SPORTS 2011 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS CONFERENCE CALL
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25 - 3:30 PM, ET (12:30 PM, PT) JOHN McENROE & MARY CARILLO DIAL: 719/325-2146 CBS Sports will host a U.S. Open Tennis Championships conference call featuring John McEnroe and Mary Carillo. Replay: 719/457-0820 (Passcode: 3075466) * * * CBS Sports Contacts: Jerry Caraccioli 212/975-7466 gwcaraccioli@cbs.com Dan Sabreen 212/975-5936 dsabreen@cbs.com Follow us on Twitter: CBSSportsGang ...
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CBS SPORTS BULLETIN BOARD
SURF'S UP FOR CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR WITH "U.S. OPEN OF SURFING" ON SATURDAY, JULY 9 CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR hangs 10 with the U.S. OPEN OF SURFING on Saturday, July 9 (1:00-2:00 PM, ET; taped). The U.S. Open of Surfing is the world's largest youth culture and action sports festival. More than 500,000 people attend along a 14-acre stretch of sand on the south side of Huntington Beach Pier. The U.S. Open of Surfing showcases the best in surf, as well as skate, BMX, music, fashion and art. All eyes will be on Huntington Beach local Brett Simpson who looks for a repeat championship. Sal Ma...