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The Back Nine comes at you while dealing with COVID during the worst weekend for sports ever. Free Pat Dooley! 10. You know what snuck up on me? SEC Media Days. Maybe it’s because I don’t have to go anymore (I thought about just going because it’s not difficult to …

Roger Federer has announced his upcoming retirement from professional tennis at the age of 41, citing injuries. While he says that he will continue to play tennis, next week’s Laver Cup om London will be his final ATP event. Federer has not played a competitive match since reaching the 2021 …

For the second consecutive year, Serena Williams was defeated in the first round of the Wimbledon tournament. Yesterday, the 23-time Grand Slam champion was bested in a third-set tiebreaker by Harmony Tan. In her first competitive singles match in 364 days, Williams lost a grueling 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) match …

No. 1 ranked professional women’s tennis player Ashleigh Barty announced her retirement on Tuesday. “I’m fulfilled,” she said. “I’m happy.”   The Announcement Bart, 25, broke the news of her official retirement from the sport in an interview with former doubles partner Casey Dellacqua. “I know the time is right …

Tennis stars Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty have reached the top of the mountain. Djokovic rallied against Matteo Berrettini to take the Men’s Single crown. Meanwhile, Barty edged out Karolina Pliskova to be the Women’s Singles champion. This is Djokovic’s sixth Wimbledon title, giving him 20 Grand Slam Men’s Singles …

The NFL’s chief medical officer, Dr. Allen Sills, said the league would need to have widespread coronavirus testing in order to consider reopening the league. “As long as we’re still in a place where when a single individual tests positive for the virus that you have to quarantine every single …

COVID-19 stole yet another event from the sporting world. Wimbledon canceled its Grand Slam tennis tournament on Wednesday for the first time since World War II. The event, which was scheduled for June 29 to July 12, was abandoned for public health concerns relating to the coronavirus, marking the first …

Age is nothing but a number for American tennis player Cori “Coco” Gauff. Gauff, 15, is the youngest player ever to qualify for Wimbledon. She qualified even with her 313th world ranking. In her first round matchup, she faced one of the sports most recognizable stars: Venus Williams. Gauff, who …

The 8th ranked player in the world Kevin Anderson defeated the 9th ranked John Isner in the second-longest match in Major history. Kevin Anderon’s Hot Streak The 32-year-old native of South Africa has had quite the run in the 2018 Wimbledon. In the first four rounds, Anderson only lost two …

Just ten months after having a child, Serena Williams advanced to her to tenth Wimbledon final with a chance to win her 24th grand slam title. She defeated Julia Goerges 6-2 and 6-4 in two sets. Williams had five aces on the day and her top speed was 119 MPH. She …