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    TV ratings were high for Serena Williams' last US Open..

    TV ratings were high for Serena Williams' last US Open.. Serena Williams’ goodbye to U.S. Open a ratings boon to ESPN

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    Serena Williams’ long goodbye to the U.S. Open proved a boon to ESPN. Facing down the possibility of a first-round knockout, Williams instead gave the sports network four nights of prime-time programming last week, with her eventual loss to Ajla Tomljanovic reaching the largest audience of any tennis match in ESPN’s 43-year history.

    ESPN happily adjusted on the fly, asking Open officials to move Williams’ doubles match with her sister Venus to Thursday evening, and moving a college football game off its main network on Friday to make room for the match with Tomljanovic.

    That Friday match reached 4.8 million viewers, peaking at 6.9 million, the Nielsen company said. It beat the previous record-holder, the 2012 Wimbledon men’s final between Roger Federer and Andy Murray.

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    I’ve never seen her play a single match.
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    Good for Serena.
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    Best female tennis player ever.
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    Too bad this will not stop the destruction of women's sports and ESPN is playing a role in that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RMNIXON View Post
    Too bad this will not stop the destruction of women's sports and ESPN is playing a role in that.
    Estimates are that Serena would not place in the top 1000 in men's tennis.

    This is a sport where a man in a dress could dominate the woman's division.
    Let's go Brandon !!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by carolina73 View Post
    Estimates are that Serena would not place in the top 1000 in men's tennis.

    This is a sport where a man in a dress could dominate the woman's division.
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