Wimbledon, Grand Slam and Jannik Sinner
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Iga Swiatek bulldozed her way to a maiden Wimbledon title on Saturday to take her Grand Slam tally to six and although the Pole preferred not to rank her wins, she said her latest one felt a little more special than the others.
Świątek's 6-0, 6-0 victory over Anisimova gave the tennis world its first double bagel in a women's Grand Slam final since Steffi Graf won the 1988 French Open with the same score, per The Athletic. That is an absolutely stunning achievement for Świątek, who will add to her undefeated Grand Slam streak.
Cal Raleigh hit his 38th homer with a grand slam vs. the Tigers, joining elite company and closing in on Barry Bonds' record.
It wasn't the fourth of July, but there were fireworks on the baseball field and off of it, for Saturday's 6th annual Battle 4 Vegas Charity Softball Game.
In a parallel universe, this matchup is between two top-10 players. In this one, it is a duel of two cautionary tales about tennis success.
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THE veteran core of this San Miguel team knows a thing or two about PBA grand slam bids, almost achieving the rare feat not just once, but twice over the last decade. The Beermen came close to sweeping the league’s three conferences in 2017 and 2019, only falling short in the season-ending Governors’ Cup both times.
Stars Eugenio Suárez and Corbin Carroll, as well as James McCann, also homered for the Arizona Diamondbacks in an 8-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.