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U.S. Open tennis mulls schedule changes from CBS' return to NFL
Aftershocks from the NFLs new TV deal are still rippling through the business. The U.S. Tennis Association has some key scheduling conflicts to resolve on its U.S. Open tournament now that Open rights-holder CBS has returned to the NFL broadcast roster.
This year's Open will begin its two-week run on Aug. 31. For CBS, which carries weekend daytime coverage of the tourney, dates now in question are Sept. 6 (the first Sunday of the '98 NFL season) and Sept. 13. While CBS no doubt will broadcast the Open's men's singles final on the afternoon of the second Sunday (as the network has done for years, both before and after it lost the NFL rights in '94), the USTA will have to make a few schedule adjustments to accommodate CBS' renewed commitment to football.
The tennis association, CBS and USA Network (which has cable rights to the Open) are...