fascinating. i had no idea that there were some affiliates out there who didn't elect to take the Open. I did just try the live feed on cbssports.com. It's pretty good. Read more

where do you live? anyone else having this problem too? Read more

oy. have you tried cbssports.com? they're streaming apparently. can't speak to the quality. and so is usopen.org, which is pretty decent. Read more

Nole's smurf look—against those deep shadows on the blue court—is making me a little dizzy! Oh, and so is the quality of this match so far. Read more

Well, nerve-y start! Looking like Serena and Vika yesterday, Murry and Djokovic trade breaks in the first two games of the first set. Or maybe the defense is just that good??? (No, the wind is that bad so far, I think). Read more

It's kinda rare? I mean, if the Daily News reports something exclusively, the New York Post will reluctantly pick it up and try to report it out on its own before crediting. Read more

ha, maybe again for the men's final?? Read more

Yeah, I mean remember that's what we thought about Serena last year heading into the women's final too. But then again... I think you're completely right. Read more

three hours of shrieking tennis and now we will hand it over to Errani. Take it away! Read more

man, that was an ugly match. looking at the stats (42 winners v. 44 unforced for sharapova, 19 v. 19 for vika) it looks cleaner than it actually played on TV. Read more

Have to say... fifth set is now 57-minutes deep at 4-3. This is dramatic stuff! Two champions on the verge of the women's final. But why am I finding myself trying so hard to pay attention? Is it the double faults? The spraying errors? The shrieks? Welp Read more

It's strange that they always use that one as a crutch. It's almost like they consider it a little bit shameful to give up credit elsewhere. No one is going to be mad at ESPN for citing someone else. As a reader, I feel like you just wind up glossing over the attribution anyway. It doesn't hurt anyone to be a good guy… Read more

and shrieks aside, there we go. Sharapova had Azarenka at 40-15, then two double faults and a couple of deuces later and we are going to a third set. I'll actually deal with the shrieks if both of these players can steady themselves for a better quality final set. Read more

For background: Carillo is coming down hard on Sharapova, Azarenka and all grunters. You're probably right but that practice court stuff video they showed was pretty damning (they were almost dead silent). Why don't they make any noises then?? Read more

this is true. somehow the mostly empty stadium only amplifies it? Read more

What a crisp set of tennis! 8 doubles, 1 ace. And 1 winner for Azarenka. smh. But if the end of the set is any indication, at least we'll get some good (dramatic?) tennis over the next 30 minutes or so? Read more

Well, just as Maria is cruuuuuising to the set (up 5-1 in the first 20 mins) and it looked like I was the biggest dumb ass in the world for Kinjaing a blowout, she goes ahead and double faults a game away. So, even when this set ends at 6-2 or 6-3, Azarenka knows there's a way back in: Maria could give away her serve… Read more

One thought away from the tennis: I'm impressed CBS went with Bill Macatee as the lead pbp guy in its first Enberg-less year. Actually, I'm shocked that Nantz didn't swallow this one up like he has with everything else over there. Read more

The more I think about this the more I realize we shouldn't really indulge in the the "not too shabbiness" of it all. I agree with your point. It's not like if he had played in the Courier era, he would have automatically won all these Grand Slams and we'd be celebrating him like he were Agassi (actually, how much do… Read more

i guess so. i always found him frustrating. for reasons that obviously weren't his fault (those two guys!). but...he was such a dick about it when he couldn't hack it. and you know his game. always too simple, too much swagger to really back it up, idk. i never felt comfortable rallying behind roddick. Read more