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The greatest day of tennis

By Scoop Jackson
Page 2

Thursday, September 7, 2006

NEW YORK -- If there was ever a day I didn't want my father to miss, it was this one. Every year we do this. The U.S. Open has become our bond time, our annual "Courtship of Eddie's Father" moment, our pursuit of happiness. But rarely has the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center seen a day like Wednesday. Rarely has any sport. And my father missed it. So many big names, so many courts, so much time. I heard someone call it Wild Wednesday -- due to Tuesday's rain, 72 matches on 15 courts in ...

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