While hundreds of radio talk shows descend on the Super Bowl city for a week, the U.S. Open is more understated. Tennis aficionado Chris Russo has been a mainstay hosting his show on the Open grounds for one day every year, though this Open he will pass because of his father's recent death.
Fordham's station WFUV also does one day from the Open. But the one creating the most buzz is Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage'' — and it's not even a sports-talk show. The three-hour business show, co-hosted by Kathleen Hays (left) and Vonnie Quinn, is in its fourth year doing a two-day stint at Flushing Meadows.
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Quote of the day: "I was like, why do they want to see a second match after [Andy] Murray. I was like, 'Oh, no, I thought there were going to be two people out there.' Was a pretty good crowd for so late." — Sloane Stephens on taking the court at 11:53 p.m. Wednesday, the second-latest match to start in U.S. Open history.
The interest in conducting their show from the Open is because "Wall Streeters are big fans of the Open and the hedge-fund crew,'' Hays said. Most of the chatter is the business side of the Open. Their guests yesterday included tennis analyst Pam Shriver and power brokers Mike Ballerdi, the CEO of Prince, and Eric O'Toole, president of Danone.
UPSET OF THE DAY
Italy produced one of the biggest upsets of the Open so far. No. 4 seed Italian Sara Errani (right) was a straight-set victim of countrywoman Flavia Pennetta, 6-3, 6-1. Pennetta, the first Italian woman ever ranked in the top 10, had fallen to No. 83 in the world before her fine start in Queens.
TODAY'S FEATURED MATCHES
Arthur Ashe Stadium, day :
Laura Robson (30) vs. Li Na (5)
Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Benjamin Becker
Jamie Hampton (23) vs. Sloane Stephens (15)
Louis Armstrong Stadium
Agnieszka Radwanska (3) vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (32)
Denis Kudla vs. Tomas Berdych (5)
Andy Murray (3) vs. Leonardo Mayer
Arthur Ashe Stadium, 7 p.m.
Lleyton Hewitt vs. Juan Martin Del Potro (6)
Serena Williams (1) vs. Yaroslava Shvedova
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