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July Sports Betting Calendar: NBA Summer League, The Open Championship and MLB All-Star Week

No NBA or NHL playoffs? No problem.

If you thought the June conclusion of the 2021-22 NBA and NHL seasons meant less to bet on in July, you thought wrong. Not only do the MLB and WNBA seasons roll along this month, leading into their respective All-Star breaks — which includes the Home Run Derby — but the NBA keeps the momentum going too with summer league action.

The solo sports also keep things interesting, as Wimbledon crowns its singles champions on July 9 and 10, and The Open Championship is competed in the following days.

Those are just a few of the highlights in a month filled with them. Here’s a look at all of that and more.

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Why Serena Williams might be wearing tape on her face at Wimbledon, explained

Fans noticed the star wearing black tape on her face while at Wimbledon.

Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. Are you watching Serena Williams play at Wimbledon and noticed something on her face? We’re here to help.

Well, we’re sort of here to help. Because in this case, it’s not 100 percent certain why, exactly, the superstar is wearing the tape. But we’re going to try to explain it all given what we’ve seen reported and what could the best case here.

So let’s dive in: What’s on Williams’ face and what could be the story behind it? Away we go:

Serena Williams will compete at Wimbledon for a shot at her 8th title

Serena is back!

Everyone, remain calm. This is not a drill!

After a year away from the sport, the legendary Serena Williams is on the verge of a comeback. She took to Instagram to hint at her intent to compete at this year’s Wimbledon after earning a wild-card invite.

The oldest, and widely considered the most prestigious of the four Grand Slams (Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open, French Open) will begin qualifying on June 20. The Championships commencement begins on June 27th.

Williams currently owns 23 Grand Slam wins and seven Wimbledon titles (Singles). Her seven wins at Wimbledon are only two shy of tying Martina Navratilova’s nine titles for the most Wimbledon Singles Championships wins of any woman in the Open Era.

Williams will have her work cut out for her, though. The now 40-year-old tennis great hasn’t won at Wimbledon since 2016 and has gone nearly five years since last winning a Grand Slam (2017 Australian Open). Although, she finished as the runner-up at Wimbledon in both 2018 and 2019.

Are those semi-recent finishes too far in the rearview to make Williams worth wagering on? Or is she a safe bet given her decorated career?

She’ll open with +2000 odds at Tipico Sportsbook to win the event, ranking as the fifth-shortest amongst competing players.

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June Sports Betting Calendar: NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Final and U.S. Open

And don’t forget about the Stanley Cup Final.

June is here, which means it’s championship season for a few sports. The NBA and NHL will each crown champions in the next few weeks, but those are far from the only big events to bet this month.

There’s another golf major coming up with the U.S. Open teeing off mid-month. But first, a few NFL MVPs hit the links when Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers take on Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen in The Match. There’s also Wimbledon and the College World Series later in the month. And though horse racing won’t have a Triple Crown winner, the Belmont Stakes is sure to bring excitement too.

Here’s a look at when all of that and more takes place.

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Derrotó a Federer y hoy este ex tenista ucraniano protege a su país

Como todos los ucranianos entre 18 y 60 años, el ex tenista no puede abandonar su país mientras esté en guerra

El ex tenista ucraniano Sergiy Stakhovsky se enroló hace 15 días a las brigadas territoriales compuestas por voluntarios encargados de ayudar a frenar la invasión de Rusia a Ucrania que comenzó el 24 de febrero.

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Vestido con ropa de camuflaje y sosteniendo un kalishnikov, Sergiy dejó la raqueta y tomó las armas para patrullar la plaza Maidan en el centro de Kiev, cuando apenas en enero se retiraba profesionalmente del tenis en el Abierto de Australia.

Stakhovsky de 36 años sorprendió al mundo en 2013 al derrotar a Roger Federer en Wibledon, torneo del que el suizo era campeón defensor y que resultó una gran sorpresa para el ucraniano, entonces 116 del ranking mundial.

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Casado y con tres hijos de 4, 6 y 8 años, el ex tenista contó a la prensa internacional que no dudó en acudir al llamado de su país para detener la ofensiva rusa.

“No tenemos opción”, “Si no resistimos, no tendremos más un país donde vivir”…”Dejar a mis hijos no es algo que me haga estar orgulloso”, “No saben que estoy aquí porque quiero que estén alejados de todo esto. Pero les he dicho que volveré pronto y hace ya quince días de eso. Solo Dios sabe cuántos días más habrá“, apuntó Sergiy Stakhovsky.

Como todos los ucranianos entre 18 y 60 años, el ex tenista no puede abandonar su país mientras esté en guerra por lo que toma fuerza de los miles de voluntarios que día a día se enrolan en las fuerzas ucranianas para defender su país.

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Novak Djokovic had a classy message for Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal after Wimbledon win

Respect.

Novak Djokovic won his sixth Wimbledon title on Sunday with a four-set (6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3) victory over Matteo Berrettini in front of a sold out crowd at Centre Court.

This was Djokovic’s third straight Grand Slam title and has him in position to become the first player to win a calendar-year Grand Slam since Rod Laver did it in 1969 when the US Open begins in late August.

The win also pushed him into a tie with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for the most Grand Slam titles in history with an amazing 20 titles. It’s wild that we have three current players with that many major titles.

That wasn’t lost on Djokovic, who had this to say about Federer and Nadal after his win:

“I have to pay a great tribute to Rafa and Roger. They are legends of our sport and they are the two most important players that I’ve ever faced in my career. They are I think the reason that I am where I am today. They have helped me realize what I need to do in order to improve get stronger mentally, physically, tactically.”

That was some classy stuff from Djokovic.

Tennis fans agreed: