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U.S. Open | New York | Venus Williams | Do Pete Sampras

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by American Way Staff

Tennis season reaches its showdown stage this month when the U.S. Open gets underway in New York (August 26-September 8). Can Venus Williams earn the first female three-peat in 24 years? Do Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi still have the goods? The women’s final airs on CBS on Saturday, September 7, at 8:30 p.m. ET, the men’s final Sunday, September 8, at 4 p.m. ET.

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