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exact. that s making way for a retractable roof, not for this year s u.s. open but forthex year in time for next year s play. that retractable roof construction has been going on since the winter. of course, mother nature had to cause a little bit of a problem with the construction, delaying some days, adding an extra crane, more work, but we look at this now, and some of the fans in here coming to the u.s. open will have a sneak preview of what this beautiful stadium will look like next year. for now, arthur ashe stadium has this set up for a retractable roof which is going to happen next year to defend against mother nature. i was out there on saturday. it s already providing shade, and i have to say that was helpful for me in the heat. thank you so much. enjoy yourself out there today. well, i m joined now by neal greenberg, sports writer for the washington post. the big matchup that everybody is talking about, of course, is the williams sisters, who will face each other in th
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from the williams sisters? yes, their 26th time playing each other. i think it will be a great matchup. it always is between those two. i think we re seeing some of the most dominating performances in tennis history from serena williams, especially, but it s going to keep people talking, especially as she goes to continue her quest in history. she s playing the best tennis of her life. she sure is. it s really great to watch. when you look historically at how dumbinating she s been, you have to go back quite a ways especially in the major tournaments to see some of her peers. we re going to look back at this reign she s had in tennis and it s going to be hard to find comparables. meanwhile, venus is back in the game, and she has faced a lot of hurdles physically. are you surprised to see her right back up there again? i am.
there s been talk about, you know natural, physical gifts instead of work ethic or you know on the field. she s built like you know you hear all about her physical gifts, you don t hear about all the training that goes into that and all the actual in fact the training went into it when we were first introduced to the williams sisters and their father you know he was a relatively overpowering kind of guy, and there was so much critique of his parenting, so much critique of his role as coach, so much criticism that these girls overbelieved in themselves, and they have delivered and delivered and delivered and delivered. and it started with her hair. remember that? oh, yes. however they perform, there s always been oh let s look at the other thing instead of what they ve done. thaf trans they ve transformed tennis and brought it to an equal standard. speaking of women s sports