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Interesting matches coming up

August
31

Now’s a good day to have the TV package where you can watch feeds from multiple courts. On Ashe, I expect Federer to get pushed by Radek Stepanek, who beat the No. 2 seed earlier this season. And you never know with Roddick, who looked very beatable in the second round.

On Armstrong, there’s Marion Bartoli, who took out Lindsay Davenport, Austalian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and silver medalist Fernando Gonzalez.

On the Grandstand, I expect Fernando Verdasco-Igor Andreev to be a marathon. They played a five-setter here four years ago, and their other two matches went the maximum three sets, ending in a tiebreaker. Verdasco won all three.

Does such a TV package exist for the public? It should. The NCAA and NFL have them. We have it in the press center. Seems like easy moeny for the USTA.

This entry was posted on Sunday, August 31st, 2008 at 1:22 pm by Harold Gutmann.
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This is the time of year the tennis world descends upon New York. Jane McManus, Harold Gutmann and Josh Thomson will be sending dispatches from the courts and corridors of Arthur Ashe Stadium. Come back for advice on tickets, parking and whether to go for the hot dog or the lobster roll.
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Harold GutmannHarold Gutmann Harold Gutmann joined The Journal News in 2002 after graduating from Duke University. He currently focuses on high school sports — he has covered state championship games in 10 different sports. READ MORE
Jane McManusJane McManus Jane McManus has covered sports at The Journal News for eight years, writing about everything from the Final Four and the U.S. Open to rock climbing. READ MORE
Josh ThomsonJosh Thomson Josh, who is 26 and a native of Carmel, graduated from Boston University in 2002 and began working for The Journal News the following March. READ MORE
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