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JANNIK SINNER
For the first time in his career, Jannik Sinner is a Wimbledon champion. After losing to Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open final last month, Sinner got sweet revenge on Sunday.
Sinner left Roland-Garros with a sour taste in his mouth after coughing up a 2-0 lead in the final, and he looked to be in trouble against Alcaraz at Wimbledon. Alcaraz took the first set before Sinner rattled off three straight to win the match.
After what happened at the French Open, Sinner was determined to fix his mistakes and improve. That’s exactly what he did, and he found the winning formula against Alcaraz.
“End of the day, it doesn’t really matter if I won or lost [in Paris], it was just as important [after the] tournament to understand what you did wrong,” Sinner said. “That’s exactly what we did. We tried to accept the loss and just keep working. I’m so grateful that I’m healthy and I have great people around me.”
Not only was this Sinner’s first Wimbledon win, but he also made history as the first Italian man to win the tournament. On top of that, Sinner snapped Alcaraz’s 20-match winning streak as the Spaniard was going for his third straight title.
This match was just another chapter in a budding rivalry between two of the best young players in the world, writes Brad Crawford.
Honorable mentions
- Twins’ Byron Buxton hits for the cycle on his bobblehead day.
- Terry Francona became the 13th manager in MLB history to reach 2,000 wins.
- Jimmy Rollins, legend of the Phillies, wins a speedboat after a hole-in-one.
- Bill Goldberg, WWE legend, has called it a career.
- Ndamukong Suh has officially hung up his cleats.
PSG Aftermath
Not so honorable mentions
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN
Reaching the FIFA Club World Cup final is a worthy accomplishment in its own right, but Paris Saint-Germain may want to forget everything that happened after getting there.
The Parisians got hammered in a 3-0 loss to Chelsea at MetLife Stadium, and the match was never really close. Chelsea’s Cole Palmer scored goals in the 27th and 30th minutes, and Joao Pedro sent his team into halftime with a 3-0 lead. PSG never mounted any resistance, and Chelsea cruised to a win, as Charles Booth writes.
“It felt like the Parisians ran out of steam in the match, and their press wasn’t there as Chelsea created chance after chance with runs down the flanks. Malo Gusto ran through the PSG defense for Chelsea’s opener, and from there, it seemed like only one team was playing in the match.”
To make matters worse for PSG, manager Luis Enrique thrust himself into controversy after the match. Enrique appeared to shove Pedro as players from both sides came together in an altercation.
