An exciting two weeks of the final Grand Slam of 2011, whose biggest winner was the remants from Irene. Some players couldn't fly in to either LaGuardia or JFK before the opening day two weeks ago. And despite rain pushing back the singles finals, there's something you can look back on. For example, Sam Stosur. First from Australasia to win women's singles title in a grand slam in 31 years.
Also this is the last grand slam for one Dick Enberg. At 75, this year's US Open will be the last time that he will do a grand slam for any network. For years, you heard his voice for NBC's coverage of matches at the Championships at All-England Lawn and Tennis Club in the London suburb of Wimbledon (the tennis venue for the London games in 10 months), as well as the French Open at Roland-Garros in Paris, in which NBC has televised since the early '80s. He has joined CBS for the US Open, since CBS returned to the footy in 1998, as well as occasionally the last few years on ESPN. On the CBS broadcast of the men's final between Rafa Nadal and Nole "the Joker" Djokovic, a video package on Enberg was shown (I do believe). Thanks for all those years. My. Oh. My.
Congrats to all the winners, including Stosur and Nole. I'd love to see centre court (Arthur Ashe Stadium) with a retractable roof, hopefully it'll happen soon.
Next year, ATP and WTA players have to deal with FIVE major tournaments, counting the London Olympics.
See ya at Melbourne in four months.
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