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If you're a tennis fan and are not in the process of writing a mash note to ESPN, you deserve to have your television service disconnected. At a time when tennis is not exactly pulling in the masses, ESPN has enough Wimbledon coverage to satiate even the biggest tennis junkie—and the network's coverage of the French and Australian Opens was nearly as comprehensive. And it's not just the amount of coverage; the quality has also been terrific. There is still a pro-American tilt, but it doesn't appear quite as pronounced as in previous years. The honchos in Bristol seem to have gotten the message that most viewers would much prefer to watch a great match involving two foreigners than a ritual early-round slaughter that happens to feature an American on one side of the net.

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