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For gentlemen's championship day & the eve of the All-Star break, an "all-Wimbledon" MLB team: Mickey GRASSo – C, Gene Tenace - 1B, Lou Stringer - 2B, Luis Alcaraz – SS, Graig NETtles - 3B, Darryl Strawberry – OF, Tim Raines – OF, Jim "Deuce" Adduci – OF, ADdie Joss – righty starter, Slim Love - lefty starter, Scott Service – middle reliever, Zack Britton – lefty closer, Ace Adams - righty closer & Billy Gardner – Mgr.
Carlos Alcaraz opened as a -625 favorite over American Taylor Fritz in a Wimbledon semifinal. Fritz opened as a +390 underdog at ESPN BET. Alcaraz is an odds-on favorite to win Wimbledon and has attracted approximately 40% of all bets placed on the tournament winner with ESPN BET.
Twice former champion Andy Murray showed he still has plenty to offer at Wimbledon as he overcame a slow start to beat Australian James Duckworth on Centre Court on Monday.
From one legend to another - Joe Namath's message for the 40th anniversary of John McEnroe's "You Cannot Be Serious" rant at Wimbledon.
From the Mets' broadcast booth, Gary Cohen and Ron Darling send a message to Queens, NY native John McEnroe, for the anniversary of his famed 1981 Wimbledon rant.
Message to John McEnroe for the 40-year anniversary of his "You Cannot Be Serious" Wimbledon rant - from Mary Carillo, his childhood friend and mixed doubles & broadcast partner.
Among the guests to be in the Royal Box for Wednesday's Wimbledon men's quarterfinals is Marion Regan, supplier of the tournament's famed strawberries (see this from 2020: https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/29176066/the-coronavirus-pandemic-impacts-livelihood-depend-wimbledon-cws-masters-more). Preceding her on the alphabetical list of the day's 50 guests is actor Eddie Redmayne.
Wimbledon has begun donating 200 portions of strawberries per day to front-line NHS workers in London for what should have been the fortnight of the Grand Slam, the All England Club announced on Thursday.
Monday's apt headline on the Wimbledon men's singles final in London's free Metro commuter newspaper: "Novak Closes the Gap in Record Time." The 13-12 fifth set of Djokovic's unprecedented 4:57 victory over Roger Federer lasted 122 minutes, featured the first title-deciding tiebreaker under the tournament's new rule and gave the Serbian career major # 16 — two behind Rafael Nadal and four back of Federer's record 20.
Serena Williams, on the men's Big 3: "It's a fantastic story, really, to have those three guys just basically dominating in the same era. You wouldn't think that could happen in sport, and it's happened...the battles they have against each other are really fantastic." On #1 seed Novak Djokovic, she added, "To see how relaxed he is, how confident he is, it just exudes from him, which is something that's truly remarkable." On #2 Roger Federer: "I'm every day amazed at what he can do, the magic he produces on the court." Add in #3 Rafael Nadal and Williams says, "They all are incredibly remarkable. It's really great to play in the same time that these three...best players to ever exist, in this era, to be a part of that is really cool."
After her longest run at a major ended Tue., Alison Riske, 29, discussed Coco Gauff, 15. "I love Coco," said Riske. "I also really love her family. I think she's surrounded by some really cool people. I feel like ultimately she has an amazing head on her shoulders. She seems mature way past her years. I think that's an incredible sign of what's to come for her." Riske, who lost a tough 3-set QF to Serena Williams, added: "Her parents seem awesome. They seem to really keep her grounded, which I think is really special. I think we're just seeing the beginning of Coco Gauff."
"Cocomania" in the U.K. — BBC peak audience viewing figures for first 5 days of Wimbledon 2019: 5.2 million – Gauff vs Hercog, 3.7m – Nadal vs Kyrgios, 3.0m – A. Murray/Herbert vs Copil/Humbert, 2.4m – Gauff vs Rybarikova, 2.3m – Djokovic vs Kudla, 2.2m – Edmund vs Munar, 2.2m – Serena Williams vs Gatto-Monticone, 2.1m – Gauff vs Venus Williams
On Kawhi Leonard, Canadian Milos Raonic said after his 2nd round Wimbledon win Wed.: "He did a lot of great things for the team, for everybody that's a basketball fan in Toronto and in Canada and especially as a Raptors fan. I really hope he stays. And there's a lot of guys that have already committed. There is not really much left to pick up for either team, so I hope he's leaving L.A. with scraps after and coming back to Toronto." The former Wimbledon finalist added, still smiling: "I don't think anybody has any special insights when it comes to him." And he said losing Leonard would likely drop the Raptors from being the favorite in the East, to a solid playoff team.
He's the last non-Big 3 men's major champ & when we asked him Mon. about the current Federer-Nadal-Djokovic 10-major streak, Stan Wawrinka said, "For me, it's been 15 years that they're dominating, (that) they are here at the top of the sport. What I think is the same as everybody: they are basically the best players right now, but also, they are the three best players in the history of tennis, playing in the same time together. That means they didn't leave so much for the other players to take." Wawrinka, whose 2016 US Open title was his third at a major, added, "it's just amazing...this shows how much better they are than everybody else."
Among those on the official list of guests expected Monday in the Wimbledon Royal Box for Day One are HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, Sir Jackie Stewart and Mr. Alex Rodriguez.
ESPN control for Wimbledon telecast opening, part two.
ESPN control room for Wimbledon telecast opening, part one.
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