I haven’t been able to watch any of the coverage because I’ve been working all weekend, but I hear what CBS done at the US Open has been very good. Wish I could have watched. Anyway, here’s what CBS has in mind for Labor Day Monday, of which I’ll probably have to work again.
CBS SPORTS’ 2010 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS LABOR DAY COVERAGE HIGHLIGHTED BY WOZNIACKI-SHARAPOVA AND FISH-DJOKOVIC MATCHES ON MONDAY, SEPT. 6
CBS Sports continues its 43rd year covering the U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6 (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. 1-seed Caroline Wozniacki taking on No. 14-seed and 2006 U.S. Open champion Maria Sharapova; and the men’s No. 3-seed Novak Djokovic against No. 19-seed American Mardy Fish.Other matches scheduled include women’s No. 11-seed and 2004 U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova against Dominika Cibulkova; men’s No. 5-seed Robin Soderling versus No. 21-seed Albert Montanes; No. 17-seed Gael Monfils taking on Richard Gasquet; and women’s No. 15-seed Yanina Wickmayer against No. 31-seed Kaia Kanepi.Lead play-by-play announcer Dick Enberg is joined by expert analysts Mary Carillo and John McEnroe in the booth for the 11th consecutive year. CBS Sports’ Bill Macatee also will call action alongside Jim Courier as analyst. Mary Joe Fernandez serves as reporter and Ian Eagle as contributor.Bob Mansbach serves as coordinating producer of CBS Sports’ live coverage of tennis’ final grand slam of the year. Mansbach, David Winner and Ken Mack produce. Lead director Bob Fishman directs along with Jim Cornell. Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.CBS Sports will cover live U.S. Open Tennis action as follows:Monday, Sept. 6 – 11:00 AM-6:00 PM, ET (men’s/women’s fourth round singles)Friday, Sept. 10 – 12:30-6:00 PM, ET (men’s doubles final/women’s semi-finals)Saturday, Sept. 11 – 12:00 Noon-6:00 PM ET (men’s semi-finals)8:00-10:00 PM, ET (women’s singles final)Sunday, Sept. 12 – 4:00-7:00 PM, ET (men’s singles final)* * * * *THEY SAID IT ON CBS SPORTSCBS Sports tennis analyst John McEnroe on the success of Rafael Nadal and the confidence and belief it has inspired in his country’s athletes including his fellow tennis players at the U.S. Open.“I’ll take it one step further, I think the reason Spain won the World Cup is in part due to him. Believing, having never won it before, all of a sudden they have belief because he’s a great champion winning majors.”
I hope to be able to see part of this coverage tomorrow.
