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Elena Rybakina kept things cool with a business-like celebration after come-from-behind Wimbledon title

First career grand slam title? It’s just another day at the office for Rybakina.

Elena Rybakina had every reason to freak out on Saturday morning.

As the No. 17 overall seed and heavy underdog in the women’s singles final at Wimbledon, Rybakina — a Russian-born player who has represented Kazakhstan since 2018 — overcame a 6-3 opening-set defeat to take down No. 3-seeded Ons Jabeur from Tunisia with 6-2 victories in each of the final two sets.

It was Rybakina’s first grand slam title and the first for Kazakhstan. At 23 years old, she’s the youngest women’s Wimbledon champion since 2011. Given that her previous best grand slam singles finish was in the quarterfinals at last year’s French Open, it was certainly an emotional moment.

But upon pulling off the big-time upset, she kept things cool, calm and collected with her celebration. I mean, this was just ice-cold in the best possible way.

Even the commentators noted Rybakina’s business-like demeanor after dispatching Jabeur, the current No. 2 player in the world. Jabeaur has four career singles titles but is still looking for her first grand-slam win after Saturday’s result.

Rybakina, meanwhile, is a rising star in the sport. She currently ranks 23rd in the world but reached a career-best ranking of No. 12 earlier this year. After her colossal win on Saturday, she should find herself back in the top 15 (if not higher).

The win gives Rybakina her third overall title on the Women’s Tennis Association Tour, and there could be a lot more where that came from.

She may even look excited next time.

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Watch the glorious moment Elena Rybakina became the youngest Wimbledon champ in more than a decade

Imagine winning Wimbledon at 23-years-old!

Not to diminish the other tennis Grand Slams, but Wimbledon has always had a little more heft. The challenging grass tournament is not only the oldest in the world, but it’s also considered the most prestigious, and it generally carries the most tension and suspense as a result.

So for a 23-year-old (!) like Elena Rybakina to come out on top in a tournament that greats like Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams made their hay in: It’s a huge deal.

On Saturday — by defeating Ons Jabeur (-154) in three sets in the women’s Wimbledon Final — Rybakina, who represents Kazakhstan, became the youngest singles player in more than a decade (since Petra Kvitová in 2011) to win the hallowed Grand Slam.

Here’s her moment of triumph:

Rybakina’s youth isn’t the only way she made history. She became the first women’s singles player since Amelie Mauresmo in 2006 to win the Wimbledon Final by coming back from a set down. And she’s the first player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam title, per the WTA. Yeah, that’s pretty good!

And, as the Associated Press noted, it was the first Wimbledon women’s final since 1962 where both players were making their Grand Slam final debuts.

Here’s Rybakina rightfully admiring the famous Venus Rosewater Dish:

A big win with history wrapped around it. Few things can ever be better in tennis.

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Elena Rybakina vs. Ons Jabeur, 2022 Wimbledon live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch Wimbledon

The 2022 Wimbledon Women’s Final will take place on Saturday morning and will feature Elena Rybakina facing Ons Jabeur.

The 2022 Wimbledon Women’s Final will take place on Saturday morning and will feature Elena Rybakina facing Ons Jabeur. We will crown a new women’s champion after the retirement of the 2021 Wimbledon champion Ashleigh Barty.

This will be a great day of tennis, here is everything you need to know to watch and stream live all the action from Wimbledon.

Wimbledon, Women’s Final

Elena Rybakina vs. Ons Jabeur

  • When: Saturday, July 9
  • Time: 9:00 a.m. ET 
  • TV Channel: ESPN, ESPN Deportes
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

Wimbledon Odds and Betting Lines

Wimbledon odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds were last updated Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Elena Rybakina (+135) vs. Ons Jabeur (-160)

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Novak Djokovic vs. Cameron Norrie, 2022 Wimbledon live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch Wimbledon

The Wimbledon Semifinals will continue on Thursday with the men’s semifinal match featuring Novak Djokovic and Cameron Norrie.

The Wimbledon Semifinals will take place on Thursday morning that will feature only one Men’s semifinal match with Novak Djokovic facing Cameron Norrie. Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Wimbledon due to an abdominal injury with Nick Kyrgios automatically advancing to the final to face the winner of today’s match.

This will be a great day of tennis, here is everything you need to know to watch and stream live all the action from Wimbledon.

Wimbledon, Men’s Semifinal

Novak Djokovic vs. Cameron Norrie

  • When: Friday, July 8
  • Time: 9:45 a.m. ET 
  • TV Channel: ESPN
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

Wimbledon Odds and Betting Lines

Wimbledon odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds were last updated Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Novak Djokovic (-1400) vs. Cameron Norrie (+750)

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Drew Lock gave shoutout to US Open Twitter ‘intern’ who used him to destroy Seahawks fan

Tennis is a sport. Lock is a good sport too.

New Seattle Seahawks quarterback Drew Lock didn’t deserve the stray he caught from the US Open Twitter account on Saturday. But he caught it nonetheless as a result of a fan trolling the entire tennis world by replying to a Wimbledon highlight with “Not a sport.”

Whoever runs the US Open account emphatically shut the thought down by using the sad state of the Seahawks quarterback room after trading Russell Wilson to make an example of the fan. And well, Lock caught the brunt of it.

But as it turns out, tennis is a sport, and Lock is a good sport too. He used the viral moment to shout out the “intern” who runs the account.

This was the initial tweet that set it off.

Based on the first US Open tweet, I’m not sure this is the smoke Lock wants. But good to see he’s having fun with it.

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The official US Open Twitter account went scorched earth on a Seahawks fan who said tennis wasn’t a sport

Don’t EVER mess with the US Open.

With the 2022 Wimbledon Championships underway in London this week, it’s an exciting time in the tennis world as fans closely follow the action in one of the sport’s four major events.

However, not everyone is so enthused by what is widely deemed as the most prestigious professional tennis tournament in the world.

On Saturday, SportsCenter tweeted a video from the third-round bout between Australian Nick Kyrgios and four-seeded Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas — which Kyrgios took in a four-set upset — of this pretty slick between-the-legs serve from Kyrgios, which froze Tsitsipas in the match’s first set.

However, one anonymous online fan of the Seattle Seahawks was not entertained, and they made their feelings known in the replies.

Is this probably just a good, old-fashioned (if relatively low-effort) attempt at a troll? Sure. But regardless, @seahawksfan2314 likely regretted it.

You see, it turns out major tennis tournaments like to stick together. And this time, it was the US Open that came to Wimbledon’s defense. The Open’s official account quickly snapped back with a shot at newly acquired Seattle Seahawks quarterback Drew Lock, a throw-in piece in the blockbuster Russell Wilson trade earlier this offseason with the Denver Broncos.

Talk about coming in from the top rope. I mean this tweet just leveled absolutely devestating damage on this poor, unsuspecting account that had no idea their day would include getting ratioed to high heaven by a US Open social media intern.

But even more unbelievably, they came back for more.

Seeing the growing ratio, the anonymous tennis hater opted for a last-ditch Hail Mary to regain control of the situation: Turn the ratio around on the US Open.

As you can imagine, this did not end well for “Seahawks fan 4 life Jose Azocar Truther.”

In all seriousness, it’s a shame this fantastic internet moment came at the expense of Drew Lock, who is taking all sorts of collateral damage thanks to an anonymous fan’s mistake.

Still, the unfortunate Seahawks fan learned an important lesson — when the US Open knocks you down, you best stay down.

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Iga Świątek might be the best bet for a Grand Slam since prime Venus and Serena Williams

There seems to be no stopping tennis’s potential next great superstar.

The tennis world seems to run into a few unstoppable forces every so often. Over the last two decades, that has often been Serena Williams and Venus Williams. It appears the guard is now officially changing toward the future.

On Tuesday, reigning French Open champ and the current world No. 1 in Iga Świątek cruised through an opening match against Jana Fett during the first round of Wimbledon 2022. In the process, the 21-year-old Świątek teased the potential for more glory in the future.

How, you might ask? You see, Świątek’s win over Fett was her 36th consecutive victory. That is the most in the 21st century, notably surpassing both of the Williams sisters’ top-ever streaks:

Wow. For additional context, Świątek could soon possess the second-longest winning streak with two more wins. That would break Martina Hingis’s best mark (37), which ended in 1997. (Świątek still has a ways to go to challenge the longest streak of 74 — set by Martina Navratilova in 1984.)

Many consider the Williams sisters to be two of the best tennis players of all time. Hingis and Navratilova are no slouches in the greatness department, either. That Świątek surpasses some of their best achievements or is even being mentioned in passing alongside them probably portends great things for her future.

Like, say, her first title at Wimbledon.

Before it started, oddsmakers with Tipico Sportsbook gave Świątek the best odds to win Wimbledon (+125). She is +135 to win her second-round matchup against Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove on Thursday. In hindsight, with all we know now, both of those projections seem very low.

Świątek is already making tennis history. If she’s emulating living legends, she might be the safest bet to win a Grand Slam in a while.

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