Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek were victorious at Wimbledon. Full report plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post BELOW
Note: Someone asked me what I thought of two recently banned players winning. I actually don't think much -- I feel like today's drug testing is so sophisticated that it really does pick up pretty benign stuff that can be explained away -- but maybe I'm naive to be so forgiving.
I can't say I was surprised that Jannik Sinner pretty much dismissed Carlos Alcaraz to win his first Wimbledon title -- handling the Spaniard his only loss in a major final. But that doesn't mean I enjoyed it. The Italian was sweet and humble in his victory, so it could have been worse. But he sure doesn't excite me much -- he's as German as they come -- so it's going to be a long decade ahead of he's finally figured out how to beat Carlitos.
On the women's side, I was OK with Iga Swiatek's finally finding her way out of the woods to capture her first major in over a year -- and at the most unlikely of them. But what an embarrassment to see the person who bravely ousted the No. 1 seed completely collapse on center court, unable to even win a game. Yes, many men have been overwhelmed in their first major finals too. But never have they put on a display this dismal. Even 16-year-old Pam Shriver gave Ice Maiden Chris Evert a match in the 1978 U.S. Open final -- what the hell happened here????
Great to see Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool become the first all-British team to win the men's doubles crown since 1936. The sexpots dispatched Rinky Hijikata of Australia and David Pel of the Netherlands in straight sets, 6-2 7-6.
No. 8 seeds Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens fought past No. 4 seeds Hsieh Su-wei and Jelena Ostapenko 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 in a 2-hour and 23-minute thriller to take the women's doubles trophy.
And in mixed doubles, Dutch fox Sem Verbeek and Katerina Siniakova took out Britain's Joe Salisbury and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-3) in the final on Centre Court on Thursday.
My eyes were glued to the set, for obvious reasons ...
Dance of the champions
Weird to see Iga in drag
How do you say dapper in German?
I have zero inside information. But given how homophobic Poland has been in recent years, does anyone else question whether this is merely Iga's "psychologist"?
Lloyd Glasspool having a "ball" with his fellow Wimbledon champions
Julian Cash and the boys at the ball
Taylor Fritz pumped his way to the semis
Tracy Austin and Billie Jean King
Elsewhere around the net ...
Winners Circle: Vasil Kirkov and Bart Stevens
All 6-foot-4 of Jakub Mensik takes a holiday
Czech mate: Tomas Machac in motion
Nikola Mektic is where the boys are
Federico Bove strikes a pose
19-year-old Martin Landaluce of Spain is 6-3 and growing
Zachary Svajda -- aka Brandon Holt's hot friend -- defeated Adrian Mannarino to win the Hall of Fame Open in Newport, R.I.
Fabien Reboul a la plage
USTA President (and post-career-openly-gay ATP player) Brian Vahaly and hubby Bill Jones
Love match
Lorenzo Musetti: It was fun while it lasted?
Ugo Humbert looking especially fetching
6-6 Frenchman Manuel Guinard is always worth keeping an eye on
Jack Pinnington Jones captures his maiden Challenger title, taking down Kyle Edmund 6-4, 7-6(1) in Nottingham.
Nice to see Kyle back in action, one of four Brits to reach the semis there.
I hope this means sexbomb Arthur Fils is fully recovered
Would you believe I FINALLY figured out why Adam Jones is always around the top players on tour? I assumed it was because he's so hot ... turns out he's a professional hitting partner.
From queer to eternity: Would kill to know more about this Andrea Vavasoori snap with Mauro Santandrea
As if 25-year-old German Patrick Zahraj weren't driving me wild enough ...
Then he figures out how to make Type 1 diabetes sexy
With Chris Heyman by her side, Elise Mertens can't lose
Matteo Berrettini's wide stance
Team Salisbury - Stefani
Julian's million-pound smile
Peek-a-belly!
Daddy Liam Broady is looking thicccc
I'm sorry, Mr. Garbiñe Muguruza. But straight men don't write that they're "serving looks" on social media(!).
Of course, a lavender wedding isn't out of the question ...
But on the off chance he's bi, I'd keep him about from Chucky, girl ...
Мarko Djokovic is a Grandmama's boy
Nico Jarry hits the beach
The Chilean's wife is expecting yet another baby
Not even that upper body could conquer Carrot Top
I think we're all still coming to terms with the man Jack Draper has become
Burberry boy
Nicolas Barrientos puts his feet up
Casper Ruud does it doggy style
Thirsty Norwegian
Water sports with Zizou Bergs
Chiropractor to the pros sprouts a 'stache
Andrea Pellegrino has friends even hotter than he is!
I honestly believe we'd have a different Wimbledon champ if not for Grigor's ever-failing body
And still cute enough to get endorsements
Tall Henry Patten came up short in the men's doubles quarterfinals
Can't even remember whose box he was in ...
But he stopped me in my tracks
Sturdy Daniel Masur
This has Chekov written all over it
Fabio Fognini said farewell
Vasek Pospisil introduced us to yet another hot piece
Wait till the school-yard finds out he proposed to another fish
Luciano Darderi isn't just a pretty face
Big Billy Harris
Fede Coria and the hot birthday boy
German engineering: Andy Mies and Christian Hansen
Tom Holland is an athletic supporter
And last but hardly least ...
Mariano Kestelboim displays his considerable flex appeal ...
1 comment:
Interesting that both winners of this year´s Wimbledon singles finals have just finished serving bans for doping. Coincidence?
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