Even without Roger Federer and Serena Williams, the Italian Open is setting records for crowd attendance. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Italian Tennis Federation's TV channel, SuperTennis. It's also the only tennis channel wholly owned and operated by a national federation. "Compare it maybe to Tennis Channel in the U.S."However, while the United States Tennis Asssociation used to have a small investment in Tennis Channel, it no longer does, according to USTA spokesman Chris Widmaier. So what's next for Italian tennis and the Italian Open?

Source: ABC News May 19, 2018 17:37 UTC