Tag archive for ‘The Tennis Channel’

Mondays With Bob Greene: I’m going to Shanghai really to represent France and all my family and my friends.

Mondays With Bob Greene: I’m going to Shanghai really to represent France and all my family and my friends.

Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the BNP Paribas Masters and the Bell Challenge.

Bill Mountford: Exposure in America

Bill Mountford: Exposure in America

If you support tennis in the United States, then I urge you to visit your local newsstands and purchase the July 14-21 double issue of Sports Illustrated. First of all, it celebrates “the Greatest Match Ever” with an action shot of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer doing battle. This will be a collector’s item for years to come.

Why Do We Always See Federer Doing Interviews?

Why Do We Always See Federer Doing Interviews?

It seems every TV channel your turn on when you are watching a major tennis tournament - whatever country you are in - you always see a substantial sit down interview with Roger Federer. Just the other day in the United States, Federer is sitting with for a long interview with Chris Fowler and the ESPN2 crew and then he is sitting for an extended interview with Bill Macatee and The Tennis Channel.

Mondays With Bob Greene: Federer Starts Quest For Sixth Straight Wimbledon

Mondays With Bob Greene: Federer Starts Quest For Sixth Straight Wimbledon

Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the Ordina Open and the International Women’s Open in Eastbourne.

USTA, ESPN and Tennis Channel Announce Partnership for US Open and Olympus US Open Series

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 12, 2008 - The USTA, ESPN and Tennis Channel today announced a groundbreaking television and multi-platform partnership creating a summer-long “Open Season” for tennis featuring more than 400 national television hours for the US Open and the Olympus US Open Series — an increase of nearly 100 [...]