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Event Date: 28
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August 10
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September, 2006
The Official US Open Tennis Mobile Content (Also available for Broadband)
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Archive Video: "Championship Moments" (semi-final & final
matches from year 1990 2005)
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Video Clips: Average of 2-3 minutes of highlight per day/match
delivered daily
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Wallpapers: Action Images from the World's Favorite Tennis
Stars during matches
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SMS Alerts: LIVE results available from IBM on Demand Score Board
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MMS Alerts: Daily round-up, match round-up with winning/dramatic moments for quarterfinals
above, current result with winning/dramatic moments after each set for finals.
* Wimbledon and Roland Garros is also available as a package dependant on availability.
For two weeks in late summer each year, the US Open Is the focus of the
sports and entertainment universe. It's part sport and part spectacle and
all about the toughest tennis in the world. International athletes perform
before worldwide fans on the game's biggest stage. This year, the US
Open Tennis Championships commences on 28
th
August through 10
th
September 2006 in Flushing Meadows, New York. It is one of the four
major grand slams in tennis and one of the richest tennis competitions in
the world with a record-setting US$2 million in prize money.
Over 625,000 fans on-site, 90 million television viewers and 15 million website visitors enjoy the
thrill and excitement of the US Open each year. The one-of-a-kind experience, the magnificent
grounds at the USTA National Tennis Centre and breakthrough innovations keep fans coming
back for more. At the US Open, sport, celebrity and entertainment all come together in one of the
world's greatest cities New York. It's an entertaining and electrifying showcase for the sport, a
true celebration of tennis and a grand party for those who revel in it.
The resurgence of the game in Asia and general public interest has
been heightened through players such as Paradorn Srichaphan
(Thailand), Hyung-Taik Lee (Korea), Sania Mirza (India), Shuai Peng
and Li Na (China). Asian tennis players are becoming a force to be
reckoned with and it is poised only to improve with newer
players making their way through the ranks.
The current 2005 US Open Tennis champions are Roger Federer (Men's Singles),
Kim Clijsters (Women's Singles), Bob and Mike Bryan (Men's Doubles), Lisa
Raymond and Samantha Stosur (Women's Doubles), Daniela Hantuchova and
Mahesh Bhupathi (Mixed Doubles).
For more information, visit
http://www.usopen.org
