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Cotton Eye Joe song randomly interrupted tense match between Jessica Pegula, Iga Świątek

Where did this song come from and where did it go?

Jessica Pegula and Iga Świątek were just charging along as normal during their Canadian Open semi-final match on Saturday. And there came a point during the second set where they found themselves seeking a pivotal tie-breaking point at six-all.

But towards the end of a solid sequence of volleys, the 1995 hit song “Cotton Eye Joe” randomly started blasting over what appeared to be some loudspeakers by the court. Both players stopped, the watching crowd audibly gasped, and even the judge on the side couldn’t quite believe a song like that — from out of nowhere — interrupted the match.

What a profoundly weird moment:

After deliberation, Pegula and Świątek simply replayed the point and moved on. Pegula would eventually prevail in three sets. No harm, no foul.

But still: no one knows where this came from or where did it go?

2022 US Open, Men’s & Women’s Quarterfinals, live stream,TV channel, time, Quarterfinals, how to watch US Open

The 2022 US Open continues on Wednesday with two men’s quarterfinal matches and two women’s quarterfinal matches that will begin at 12 p.m. ET. 

The 2022 US Open continues on Wednesday with two men’s quarterfinal matches and two women’s quarterfinal matches that will begin at 12 p.m. ET.

In the early men’s quarterfinal, we will see #9 Andrey Rublev taking on the American #22 Frances Tiafoe after he knocked off Rafael Nadal to get the quarters. On the women’s side, we will see #22 Karolína Plíšková facing #6 Aryna Sabalenka in the early match and #8 Jessica Pegula versus #1 Iga Swiatek in the late match this evening.

This will be another great day of the tournament, here is everything you need to know to catch all the action.

2022 US Open, Men’s & Women’s Quarterfinals

  • When: Wednesday, September 7
  • Time: 11:00 a.m. ET
  • TV Channel: ESPN
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)
  • Live Stream: ESPN+ (stream now)

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2022 US Open, live stream, TV channel, time, Second Round schedule, how to watch US Open

The fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year will continue on Friday morning when the US Open returns to Flushing.

The 2022 US Open continues on Friday with the Third Round starting at 11 a.m ET from Flushing, Queens. We will see #23 Nick Kyrgios take on the American J.J. Wolf as well as the #1 Daniil Medvedev face Y. Wu in the Men’s Singles later today. On the Women’s side, we will have #12 Coco Gauff facing #20 Madison Keys as well as the late match between Ajla Tomljanović and Serena Williams.

This will be another great day of the tournament, here is everything you need to know to catch all the action.

2022 US Open, Tennis

  • When: Friday, September 2
  • Time: 11:00 a.m. ET
  • TV Channel: ESPN
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)
  • Live Stream: ESPN+ (stream now)

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Iga Swiatek’s incredible 37 match winning streak just ended at Wimbledon and fans were in shock

Iga Swiatek’s historic winning streak has finally come to an end

Nothing in the world of tennis is ever a foregone conclusion — especially not these days with the field being so competitive.

But, man. There aren’t many safer bets than Iga Swiatek out there in the world of tennis. She’s almost as good a bet as prime Serena Williams and she has the numbers to back it up.

Coming into Saturday at Wimbledon, Swiatek had a 37-match winning streak under her belt and was the favorite to win the whole thing. What happened next was just unbelievable.

Not only did she lose her match, but she lost in straight sets to Alize Cornet. It was truly jaw-dropping.

Despite the result, her winning streak is still pretty incredible and should be appreciated when the time is right.

For context, only 3 players in both the men’s and women’s side of tennis have had a streak of 37 matches or longer, per ESPN. Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Swiatek. That’s it.

That’s certainly something to be proud of. It’s also why this was so unbelievable. Fans everywhere were shocked.

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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Iga Świątek had the best reaction to meeting soccer legend Robert Lewandowski after her French Open win

What a cool scene between these two Polish stars.

At only 21-years-old, Polish tennis star and current world No. 1 Iga Świątek might have a bright career ahead of her.

Świątek (-800) beat Coco Gauff to win the French Open on Saturday and claimed a second title in three years at Roland-Garros. With that kind of resume at her age, it’s certainly fair to say she’s established some staying power in the tennis world.

Another Grand Slam title aside, it seems like nothing could’ve prepared Świątek for the surprise that waited for her moments after her win: She met Polish soccer superstar/legend Robert Lewandowski — who was in attendance as her fan — immediately after the victory.

How awesome. A long-time Polish legend in Lewandowski congratulates an up-and-coming Polish legend in Świątek — now the first Polish tennis player in history to win two Grand Slam titles. Does it get any better than that?

As it turns out: Yes! Check out Świątek’s reaction, who is, again, one of the best tennis players alive, upon meeting Polish soccer royalty:

Look at those smiles. Amazing. There are few things better in sports than two talented people from the same country being huge fans of one another.

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Coco Gauff gave a tearful, classy speech after losing to Iga Świątek in the French Open final

Gauff’s stellar run in Paris came to an end on Saturday.

It was an incredible run in Paris at the French Open this week for Coco Gauff.

The 18-year-old phenom from Atlanta entered the tournament as the No. 18 seed, but Gauff — the youngest player in the top 100 of the Women’s Tennis Association world rankings — announced herself as one of the biggest up-and-coming names in the sport with a run all the way to the finals.

Unfortunately for Gauff, her run came to an end against Polish star Iga Świątek, the top seed in the field and No. 1 ranked player in the world. She had won her previous 34 matchups, and she extended that streak to 35 with a two-set (6-1, 6-3) victory.

It’s the second grand slam title for Świątek, who also won the French Open in 2020, and the win marked her sixth straight title in what has been a dominant year.

For her part, Gauff took the disappointing loss with grace, offering a heartfelt and emotional speech.

“First, I want to congratulate Iga,” Gauff said. “What you’ve done on tour the past couple months have truly been amazing and you totally deserve it. Hopefully we can play each other in more finals and maybe I can get a win on you one of these days.

“I’d like to thank my team, I’m sorry I wasn’t able to get this one today. But thank you guys for always supporting me, and hopefully, this is the first final of many… and most importantly, thank you (to the fans), you guys supported me even when I was down.”

Gauff’s run in Paris isn’t quite over just yet. She has also reached the final for the women’s doubles, and alongside teammate Jessica Pegula, she will take on the French team of Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic on Sunday. Gauff reached the doubles final of the U.S. Open last year, and she’ll look to capture her first grand slam title this time around.

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French Open Women’s Final live, streaming, TV channel, time, how to watch

The 2022 French Open will continue on Saturday with the Women’s Singles Final featuring Iga Swiatek versus Coco Gauff.

The 2022 French Open will continue on Saturday with the Women’s Singles Final featuring Iga Swiatek versus Coco Gauff to see who will be crowned Champion.

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

2022 French Open, Women’s Final

Iga Swiatek vs. Coco Gauff

  • When: Saturday, June 4
  • Time: 9:00 a.m. ET
  • TV Channel: NBC
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch now)

 French Open, Roland-Garros Tennis Schedule

  • Women’s Final, June 4
  • Men’s Final, June 5

French Open Odds and Betting Lines

French Open odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds were last updated Saturday at 8:00 a.m. ET.

Iga Swiatek vs. Coco Gauff 

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