CNBC can be a tough slog these days: the frantic noise of the past year has settled into a dull roar, and the endless hours of Congressional footage can make the network seem more like C-SPAN. Punctuating the monotony, though, are the colorful segments by Sports Business Reporter Darren Rovell. Katie Baker interviews Rovell inside.

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Last night while Nadal was changing his shirt after his match a man ran out on court and hugged him. The way it was filmed it looked like it was a family member or something (and I think Nadal thought maybe it was too, the way he initially reacted) and then two security people pulled the guy away and I felt really uncomfortable because everyone’s good naturedly comparing it to the time a gremlin pranced out and shook up Federer but what I thought of was the time a guy lunged out and stabbed Monica Seles.

Is the Internet scummy enough to exploit a 17-year-old tennis sensation’s sexuality to drive traffic? Sex Watch is here to see how our link-baiting friends across the Internet are raising traffic — and eyebrows — on the coattails of young, blonde, U.S. Open star Melanie Oudin.