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• FOR THE WEEK OF AugusT 28 - sEpTEmbER 3, 2023 • YOuR WEEKLY guIDE TO TV ENTERTAINmENT Rosamund Pike in "The Wheel of Time" Carlos Alcaraz is looking to defend his title at the 2023 U.S. Open in New York City's Flushing Meadows, airing live on ESPN [US] / TSN [CA] from the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Aug. 28 to Sept. 10. It's the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year, and with a total of 128 players in the men's and women's singles categories, the competition looks to be fierce. Reigning champion Alcaraz will look to make a repeat performance after beating Casper Ruud (World No. 5, at press time) at last year's U.S. Open, becoming the youngest player ever to reach world No. 1. At just 20 years old, Alcaraz's continued rise through the ranks in his short career has been nothing short of amazing. Coming out of Rafael Nadal's tennis academy, the Spaniard has drawn many comparisons to his idol with his dedication, work ethic and confidence in his abilities. Coming off a Wimbledon victory against the legendary Novak Djokovic (current World No. 2), Alcaraz holds a 430-point lead in the men's ATP rankings over Djokovic, whom he beat in a six-set match to win the second Grand Slam title of his career. It also continued his epic rivalry against Djokovic as he was able to stop the Serbian from increasing his men's record total of 23 major titles and ending "The Joker's" 34-match win streak at Wimbledon. With Djokovic confirming his participation at this year's U.S. Open, he remains firmly in the hunt for his 24th Grand Slam major, but that won't come without a fight from the sport's brightest young star, Carlos Alcaraz. Alcaraz looks to defend title at US Open By Roberto Jozef playerprofile By Adam Thomlison Q: Has Vanna White done anything other than "Wheel of Fortune"? A: TV icon Vanna White, who reveals the letters on and otherwise co-hosts the long-run- ning game show "Wheel of Fortune," found her calling early in her career, but it wasn't her first try. She was a model and actress first, and was a contestant in the Miss Georgia 1978 pageant. She soon moved from Georgia to Los Angeles to try her luck on screen. She didn't have a lot of it at first. She had roles in a few films and TV series, including the 1981 slasher film "Grad- uation Day" and the slightly more reputable 1981 thriller "Looker." And then there's the odd case of "Gypsy Angels," a film she shot in 1980 (thus making it, technically, her first role) but which ran into myriad production problems. It wasn't released until 1990, by which point she was a major TV star. The fact that she played a strip- per in the movie contrasted a little with the wholesome image she had built on "Wheel." She started building that image in 1982 when she won an open casting call (beating more than 200 other would-be letter-turners) to get the coveted "Wheel of Fortune" gig. Vanna White ON PARAMOUNT/CBS celebrityUpdate OF WHEEL OF FORTUNE

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