Tennis Channel CEO Ken Solomon on its extensive coverage of the US Open taking place over the next few weeks.

Andre Agassi walked back onto the Arthur Ashe Stadium court and bowed and blew kisses to the U.S. Open crowd. Then he gave a speech on education policy. His passion made Agassi beloved among the New York fans. Now that exuberance is devoted to his charter school in his hometown of Las Vegas, his emotion stoked by this year's inaugural graduating class all going to college.

So you're ranked 1,370th -- tied for 1,370th, actually -- and you're 18 years old, and you're making your Grand Slam debut at the U.S. Open against Roger Federer. Yes, THAT Roger Federer, the guy ranked No. 1, owner of a record 15 major titles and considered by many the greatest player in tennis history.

Tennis stars' influence and interest in fashion has been steadily growing, leaving the chance for Maria Sharapova and James Blake to do a little moonlighting. They've long collaborated with their sponsors on their court clothes, but they're both expanding their fashion roles, with their own collections being launched to the public.

The US Open begins today and one upstart tennis channel is hoping its coverage of the event will boost its bottom line. CNBC's Darren Rovell ...

The recently unretired Kim Clijsters has easily won her first match at the U.S. Open since taking home the 2005 title. She beat Viktoriya Kutuzova of Ukraine 6-1, 6-1. Clijsters went ahead 5-0 in 20 minutes and stayed in control throughout, wrapping up the victory by reeling off the last 11 points. The 26-year-old Belgian left tennis in 2007, got married and had a child.

The US Open begins today and one upstart tennis channel is hoping its coverage of the event will boost its bottom line. CNBC's Darren Rovell ...

Covering the US Open. (8/31/09)

Tennis Channel CEO Ken Solomon on its extensive coverage of the US Open taking place over the next few weeks.

Mardy Fish of the United States withdrew from the U.S. Open on Sunday because of a rib injury. The 25th-seeded Fish, of Tampa, Fla., was a quarterfinalist at Flushing Meadows last year. He had been drawn to face Daniel Koellerer of Austria in the first round. Instead, Koellerer will play Rui Machado of Portugal.

Caroline Wozniacki believes this is her time. The 19-year-old from Denmark won her second consecutive Pilot Pen tennis championship Saturday beating Elena Vesnina 6-2, 6-4 in the final tuneup for the U.S. Open. Spain's Fernando Verdasco won the men's title, besting American Sam Querrey 6-4, 7-6 (6).

There will be a parade of past U.S. Open champions playing in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Day 1 of this year's tournament. Monday's schedule features a night session with 2000-01 winner Venus Williams against Vera Dushevina, followed by 2003 winner Andy Roddick against Bjorn Phau. The night session will be preceded by a ceremony celebrating charity work by athletes, including Andre Agassi, who...

Watch what you tweet. That's the message tennis authorities are delivering as the U.S. Open gets set to start Monday, telling players and their entourages to be careful about what they post on the social networking site Twitter. Signs are being posted in the players' lounge, locker rooms and referee's office at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center with the header:...