Nielsen Ratings Trend For U.S. Tennis Open Finals

The U.S. Open begins its semifinals matches today without any Americans left in the tournament, capping off a year in which no American man reached a Grand Slam final for the first time since '88.  Earlier in the week, the Andy Roddick-Roger Federer U.S. Open quarterfinal match proved to be a big draw on TV, earning a 2.23 final Nielsen rating on USA Network, up 42.9% from a 1.56 for the comparable Wednesday night window on USA Network last year. The following presents a ratings trend for men's and women's finals of the U.S. Open on CBS (THE DAILY).