what a load of crock! if a tennis player from lebanon made a grand slam final, i'm sure it'd be one of their most watched television sporting events in that country. same with china and na li. when sania mirza won hyberdad most of the country of india watched. but, india nor china have a real tennis market as big or notable as the usa, despite those countries having alot more people. so, ratings being down in the usa, are more significant than a country like china or india because those countries don't have a large tennis market and tennis isn't that popular there. i, mean u act like ratings are low just because no americans appeared in the final, but there have been high ratings between player's who didn't represent the usa. kim clijsters just isn't that well known is all.