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NYC lawsuit seeks wheelchair tennis coverage
Posted: 09.08.2009 at 4:08 PM
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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City documentary filmmaker is claiming the U.S. Tennis Association discriminates against wheelchair players by refusing to sell broadcast licensing rights to their matches.

Alan Rich is seeking a court order on Tuesday that will allow him to film wheelchair competitors when their portion of the U.S Open starts on Thursday. Rich is a Brooklyn attorney and freelance journalist.

The major networks covering the tournament are CBS, ESPN and the Tennis Channel. He says that they do not cover the wheelchair events and that he should be given the rights.

Rich is making a film called "Fire in the Belly" about the wheelchair players.

A USTA spokesman said a statement was being prepared.

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