{"id":4862,"date":"2015-08-08T20:41:26","date_gmt":"2015-08-08T20:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.playyourcourt.com\/?p=4862"},"modified":"2016-10-28T20:04:42","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T20:04:42","slug":"what-you-may-have-missed-this-week-in-tennis-803-809","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playyourcourt.com\/news\/what-you-may-have-missed-this-week-in-tennis-803-809\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN Announces They Will No Longer Cover French Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>ESPN dropping the French Open<\/h2>\n<p>Since ESPN was competing with other major stations for coverage of the French Open, they have made the decision to stop broadcasting the tournament. Stuck with off-hours coverage of the tournament, it no longer made sense for ESPN to continue it&#8217;s coverage.<br \/>\n\u201cRatings generally speaking for the French were a bit lower than the U.S. Open,\u201d said Scott Guglielmino, ESPN\u2019s senior vice president of programming. \u201cWe are running a dynamic business, and it was a decision taken more as a strategic decision that had to do, at the heart of it, we were one of three distributors, or outlets if you will, for the French.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Happy Birthday Roger!<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"imgur-embed-pub\" lang=\"en\" data-id=\"pWksLZz\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/pWksLZz\">View post on imgur.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/s.imgur.com\/min\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s to one of our favorite pros, still prevalent in the tennis scene after all these years. \u00a0Make it a great one!<\/p>\n<h2>On court coaching for Alison Riske<\/h2>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/vine.co\/v\/eHl9wK6UQVw\/embed\/simple\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.vine.co\/static\/scripts\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\nA little bit of explosiveness from Alison Riske&#8217;s boyfriend, helping her get back in the game. We&#8217;ve all needed some real advice at some point, and it helped her get the win.<\/p>\n<h2>ESPN dropping the French Open<\/h2>\n<p>Since ESPN was competing with other major stations for coverage of the French Open, they have made the decision to stop broadcasting the tournament.<br \/>\n\u201cRatings generally speaking for the French were a bit lower than the U.S. Open,\u201d said Scott Guglielmino, ESPN\u2019s senior vice president of programming. \u201cWe are running a dynamic business, and it was a decision taken more as a strategic decision that had to do, at the heart of it, we were one of three distributors, or outlets if you will, for the French.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Basic Tennis Etiquette<\/h2>\n<p>Curious about how to act on the court? <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.playyourcourt.com\/news\/basic-tennis-etiquette\/\">Here&#8217;s some advice from PlayYourCourt, click here!<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Advice For Adult Beginners Playing Tennis<\/h2>\n<p>Always wanted to play Tennis? \u00a0Not sure how to get started? \u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.playyourcourt.com\/news\/advice-adult-beginners-playing-tennis\/\">Here&#8217;s some tips from our pros, click here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN dropping the French Open Since ESPN was competing with other major stations for coverage of the French Open, they have made the decision to stop broadcasting the tournament. Stuck with off-hours coverage of the tournament, it no longer made sense for ESPN to continue it&#8217;s coverage. \u201cRatings generally speaking for the French were a 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