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Sunday, July 12, 2026

Cheerio, SW19


Another grass court season is in the books...














=DAY 14 NOTES=
...on the final day of play at the All-England Club for 2026, a host of intriguing champions were crowned.

In women's doubles, #10-seeded Guo Hanyu & Kristina Mladenovic took down #2-seeds Gaby Dabrowski & Luisa Stefani by a 6-3/7-5 score, giving the pair their first major together and second overall title (w/ Auckland) this year.



While it's Guo's maiden slam win, it's Mladenovic's seventh in women's doubles (and tenth overall, w/ 3 additional MX wins, including her very first major title at Wimbledon back in 2013). The win ends a four year major title drought for the now 33-year old Mladenovic, formerly recognized as the best doubles player in the world, who last claimed a slam title at RG in 2022.

Mladenovic only needs a U.S. Open title to complete a Career Doubles Slam. She reached the final in New York in 2016 and '18.



...meanwhile, Yui Kamiji's glorious Wimbledon was topped off with her ninth SW19 doubles title today, as she teamed with Zhu Zhenzhen (w/ whom she also won this year's RG) as the #1 seeds to defeat #2 Li Xiaohui & Wang Ziying, the defending champs, by a 6-4/7-5 score to claim the wheelchair doubles.



Kamiji's 24th career slam doubles win ties her with Aniek Van Koot for the most in women's WC history.

Her win also makes Kamiji the fifth woman to sweep the WC s/d titles since the first singles competition was played at SW19 in 2016. It's happened three times in the last four years, with three different women (w/ Diede de Groot in '23, and Wang last year) claiming both titles.

Also of note, Kamiji's singles win yesterday opened up an entirely new era in women's wheelchair slam history, as it marks the first time that three *different* women have claimed major WC singles titles in a season. Li won this year's AO, while de Groot was the champion at RG.

Coming into this Wimbedon, the last four WC slams had been claimed by four different women (starting w/ Wang's 25 SW19 win, followed by Kamiji's U.S. title, then the Li-de Groot start to '26), a first in the sport's history.

With Kamiji once again making it three different winners in a row, the watch will be on in New York in September to see if the four-in-four stretch can occur once again.

...Bannerette Isha Manchala took the girls' 14-and-under junior title, defeating Ukraine's Mariia Kocherzhenko in a 7-5/2-6 [10-8] final.

Qualifier Lee's Wimbledon Debut Ends with Comeback Win Over Hewitt; Manchala Claims Girls 14U Title on Championship Sunday at Wimbledon: tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/07/qual...

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— Colette Lewis (@zootennis.bsky.social) July 12, 2026 at 4:51 PM


And the Invitational Doubles champions were decided with finals that followed a week of round robin play.

The Women's Invitational crown went to Magdalena Rybarikova & Lucie Safarova (the latter being a Czech, so of course), both former women's singles semifinalists, who defeated Dominika Cibulkova & Barbora Strycova (also Czech, also w/ a past Wimbledon SF), 6-2/6-3.

In this year's Mixed Invitational, Martina Hingis added to her record title haul in the yearly exhibitions, winning alongside Tommy Haas with a 6-3/6-4 victory over Cara Black & Mark Philippoussis. This is Hingis' first MX win, but she's won seven times in the women's doubles, including four straight from 2022-25 with Kim Clijsters (3) and Black (1).

Of course, Hingis' initial title run stretch came from 2011-13, after which she un-retired and returned to the WTA tour until 2017, winning ten additional slam crowns (4 WD, 6 MX) before her final, final retirement.

The variety of Hingis' Wimbledon title history in her 33-year competitive span (starting w/ the 1993 juniors) is now unmatched

1 girls' singles (1994)
1 women's singles (1997)
3 women's doubles
2 mixed doubles
7 invitational doubles
1 invitational mixed doubles

...in the week's three 125 events, Tatjana Maria picked yet another grass court title in Newport, defeating Katie Volynets in the final, 6-2/6-4.

Next month in Newport, Roger Federer and Mary Carillo will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

38-year old German Maria, who wasn't deemed worthy of getting a WC into the Queen's Club MD despite being the event's defending champion last month, completes her '26 grass campaign with a 16-5 mark. She'll nearly be back in the Top 75 on Monday.



On the clay in Contrexeville, Mayar Sherif picked up her record tenth career 125 title with a 3-6/7-6(0)/7-5 over Belgian teenager Jeline Vandromme.

Sherif overcame a 6-3/5-0 deficit vs. Vandromme, saving one MP in the 2nd set. In the 3rd, Vandromme led 2-0, then fell behind 5-2 and twice broke Sherif as she served for the win before the Egyptian eventually claimed the title on her second MP.

And in Bastad, Paula Badosa added another chapter to her ongoing comeback from back issues by winning her first singles title on any level since taking the title in Washington in 2021. On the clay on Saturday, she defeated Simona Waltert 7-5/7-5 to get the win.




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1. Linda Noskova, CZE ...she realized what was possible in Berlin, then made it happen at Wimbledon
2. Karolina Muchova, CZE ...how oh-so-Czech that "Peak Muchova" was stopped cold by, yep, another Czech.
3. Yui Kamiji, JPN (WC) ...Kamiji's "second act" has seen her collect all the titles -- first the Paralympic s/d, and this year the Wimbledon singles -- in her early thirties that she didn't claim in the pre-de Groot era in her early twenties
4. Coco Gauff, USA ...Coco completed her Career Semifinal Slam at Wimbledon and was a MP (and one wonkly drop shot attempt) away from reaching yet another major final
5. Alex Eala, PHI ...Eala once again proved to be a factor on grass, as she reached the Berlin semis, won the Birmingham 125, and ended Wimbedon DC Iga Swiatek's reign to become the first Filipina woman to reach a major Round of 16. Her three Top 10 wins on grass this swing led the tour.
6. Guo/Mladenovic, CHN/FRA ...their Wimbledon Doubles' championship puts Kiki back where she belongs: in the mix for big titles
7. Naomi Osaka, JPN ...her work has paid off, as Osaka had her best-ever grass court season, playing in her first grass final in Bad Homburg and reaching her maiden second week at SW19 (in both cases, it was vs. Muchova where things went off the rails)
8. Marta Kosyuk, UKR ...followed up her RG semifinal with one at SW19, where she discovered what so many others did -- that an in-form Noskova is very difficult to deal with (and a totally different type of "inevitability")
9. Donna Vekic, CRO ...the grasscourt-loving Croatian won at Queen's Club as a lucky loser (for her sake, I hope her ranking doesn't slip and cause her to need a WC for the 2027 MD)
10. Alona Ostapenko, LAT (MX) ...her Wimbledon MX wins adds her to the list of women who've won major titles in singles, doubles and mixed (the only other active members of the club are Serena, Venus and Krejcikova)
H.M. Marie Bouzkova/CZE, Dabrowski/Stefani (CAN/BRA), Dart/Lumsden (GBR/GBR), Madison Keys/USA, Jana Kovackova/CZE (jr.), Ashlyn Krueger/USA, Robin Montgomery/USA, Jessie Pegula/USA, Anna Pushkareva/RUS (jr.)



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1. Siniakova/Townsend, CZE/USA
...I had them atop this list after RG, and while they didn't add to their season numbers on grass (going out in the WI QF), neither did any of the other top carry-over "Ms.B" contenders. The tour's #1 doubles team still leads all with four titles, a 28-3 mark, a Roland Garros win, Madrid title and Sunshine Double.

2. Aryna Sabalenka, BLR
...incumbency has its benefits. Even without a slam title to her name in '26 (just like in '25, which she rectified in NYC), Sabalenka is still #1 and has in her back pocket perhaps the more impressive extended-run result on tour in '26 with her Sunshine Double combo in Indian Wells and Miami. The AO final lost opportunity and multiple epic collapses will play a factor in the PoY standings come November, but right now Sabalenka is still in good position for a stretch run. Now if only her head can keep her there.

3. Yui Kamiji, JPN (WC)
...this was supposed to be the year that either the Chinese women (Li and/or Wang) seized control of the wheelchair tour, Diede de Groot reclaimed her crown, or maybe one of the youngsters (Chasteau, de Greef?) rose up. But #1 Kamiji is still getting it done, winning RG/WI doubles titles back-to-back and then completing her Golden Career Slam with her long-belated Wimbledon singles victory. She and de Groot are the only women to have won the s/d at all four majors, the Paralympics and year-end Masters in their careers (aka a two-headed "Career Super Slam").

4. Karolina Muchova, CZE
...she's still looking for her maiden slam win, but Muchova has arguably been the most consistent performer on tour all year, with four finals, two titles, a Wimbledon RU and the only resume that includes Top 10 wins on all three surfaces. If she'd won at SW19, I suspect that she'd been atop this list. Note: she's reached two SF at the U.S. Open (2023-24) and is 14-3 in NYC the last three years. One more attempt at the Peak?

5. Elena Rybakina, KAZ
...her hot start and AO title (she had six Top 10 wins by the end of March, and *almost* had two more) were scuttled by a pair of Sunshine Swing losses to Sabalenka. Her Stuttgart win salvaged her clay season, but *nothing* was offered as a lifeline on the grass this year. If Rybakina's issue is just poor form, she'll likely bounce back, but if it's a return of her past health problems then the back-half of '26 might only get *more* challenging.

6. Linda Noskova, CZE
...the latest -- and youngest -- Czech to rise up and take home a major, Noskova's career flight path has now been course-corrected. Noskova has shown to be a hard court force in the past, so it'll be interesting to see if she can carry her momentum through the summer in North America. She's only 3-4 at the Open.

7. Marta Kostyuk, UKR
...the highlight of Kostyuk's season remains her dominant clay run (w/ Madrid title and RG semi), but her seven Top 10 wins and follow-up semifinal at SW19 proves that there's no reason to think she won't be a factor all the way to Indian Wells (site of the '26 WTAF)

8. Elina Svitolina, UKR
...tied w/ Rybakina and Kostyuk for the most Top 10 wins (7) in 2026, Svitolina's own Top 10 return has included an AO SF, Rome title, six SF (tied for the tour lead) and nine QF (tour-best). She hit a snag during the grass season (3-2, Wimb. 1r exit), though. Can she physically keep up her earlier torrid pace down the stretch?

9. Mirra Andreeva, RUS
...she won her maiden slam title at Roland Garros, and still leads the Points Race, but she's an average 15-8 off the clay (after a 2r exit at SW19) and has just *one* Top 10 win this season (and it was Iga). Paris aside, there's much still to do to become a legit Player of the Year contender in '26.

10. Dabrowski/Stefani, CAN/BRA
...could have stepped up *big time* with a Wimbledon title (they lost in the final), but are still on Siniakova/Townsend's tails with titles on hard court, clay and grass.

HM- Jessie Pegula, USA
...one of if not the most consistent player on tour in '26 (her RG 1r loss sort of lost her the lead, though) , Pegula has picked up two titles and is one of two players (w/ Muchova) who've reached finals on all three surfaces.












*WOMEN'S SINGLES FINAL*
#9 Linda Noskova/CZE def. #10 Karolina Muchova/CZE 6-2/5-7/6-3

*WOMEN'S DOUBLES FINAL*
#10 Guo/Mladenovic (CHN/FRA) def. #2 Dabrowski/Stefani (CAN/BRA) 6-3/7-5

*MIXED DOUBLES FINAL*
#2 Ostapenko/Arevalo (LAT/ELS) def. Hunter/Polmans (AUS/AUS) 4-6/7-5/6-2

*WHEELCHAIR WOMEN'S SINGLES FINAL*
#1 Yui Kamiji/JPN def. #2 Diede de Groot/NED 6-0/6-0

*WHEELCHAIR WOMEN'S DOUBLES FINAL*
#1 Kamiji/Zhu (JPN/CHN) def. #2 Li/Wang (CHN/CHN) 6-4/7-5

*GIRLS' SINGLES FINAL*
#14 Anna Pushkareva/RUS def. #1 Sun Xinran/CHN 5-7/6-3/6-4

*GIRLS' DOUBLES FINAL*
#5 J.Kovackova/Zajickova (CZE/CZE) def. #1 Barros/Leme da Silva (BRA/BRA) 7-6(7)/6-7(5) [10-6]

*GIRLS' 14-and-UNDER FINAL*
Isha Manchala/USA def. Mariia Kocherzhenko/UKR 7-5/2-6 [10-8]

*INVITATIONAL DOUBLES*
Rybarikova/Safarova (SVK/CZE) def. Cibulkova/Strycova (SVK/CZE) 6-2/6-3

*INVITATIONAL MIXED*
Hingis/Haas (SUI/GER) def. C.Black/Philippoussis (ZIM/AUS) 6-3/6-4









...BECAUSE WHY NOT?... ON DAY 14:




...DIANE'S TOP 10 IS HERE!... ON DAY 14:

My Wimbledon top 10 womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2026/07/my-w... #Wimbledon #WTA

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— Diane Elayne Dees (@womenwhoserve.bsky.social) July 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM








...with the new rankings coming out on Monday, a quick update on the new state of things.

(NOTE: some Monday standings might be a spot or two off because, you know, the WTA refuses to provide offical "live" rankings, and some running ranking sites often have conflicting numbers)...

* - TOP 10: #1 Aryna Sabalenka maintains a 407-point lead over #2 Elena Rybakina. Meanwhile, Jessie Pegula is back up to #3, and Coco Gauff #4. Both Wimbledon finalists are at new career highs, with Karolina Muchova up to #6 and, back into the Top 10, Linda Noskova at #7.

Iga Swiatek drops to #8, with her Cincinnati title and U.S. Open QF points defenses looming. She was last outside the Top 10 in October 2021.

* - TOP 20: Marta Kostyuk is up to a career-high #11, on the heels of #10-ranked countrywoman Elina Svitolina. Naomi Osaka is up to #13, her highest ranking since 2022. Sorana Cirstea, (apparently) still months before her retirement, sets another new career-high rank at #17. Remember, the Romanian had a MATCH POINT vs. Noskova at Wimbledon.

* - RISES: another Czech, Marie Bouzkova, is up to a career-high of #21 (still looking to crack the Top 20 for the first time, she's 281 points behind #20 Anna Kalinskaya). Alex Eala rises to career-best #28, while Barbora Krejickova moves into U.S. Open seed range at #32.

Veteran Maria Sakkari is back in the Top 40 (#37), while youngsters Nikola Bartunkova (next year's Czech story at Wimbledon?) is at a career-best #43 and Croatia's Petra Marcinko is at #45 (CH). Zeynep Sonmez (#48) and Antonia Ruzic (#50) crack the Top 50.

Daria Snigur, off her SW19 upset of Svitolina and 3rd Round finish, makes a big 21-spot leap to a career-best #56 (her previous best had been #75); while Ashlyn Krueger (16-2 on grass, with a 125 title and SF, then Wimbledon 4th Round) bolts up 36 spots to #66. She's a former Top 30 player. Maria Timofeeva is up 16 to a career-best #79, but is still the UZB #2 behind Kamilla Rakhimova (#78). Spain's Kaitlin Quevedo cracks the Top 100 (at #100).

* - THAI HAPPENINGS: Lanlana Tararudee (after her maiden slam MD win) is at a career-best #91, while Mananchaya Sawangkaew (w/ Wimbledon Q-run and 3r, then a SF at Newport) climbs 51 to #113.

* - THE SAMSONOVA FLIP: Liudmila Samsonova seemed to begin to finally regain her footing on the grass, but she still lost most of her '25 Wimbledon QF points and will now have to try to right her season down the stretch while starting the next segment of the schedule at #69 (down 28 spots).

* - TEENS IN THE TOP 100: #5 Mirra Andreeva, #12 Vicky Mboko, #16 Iva Jovic, #49 Tereza Valentova, #84 Lilli Tagger and #90 Alina Korneeva.

Jeline Vandromme reaches a new career-high of #129, Tyra Grant #141, and Veronika Podrez #142.

* - DOUBLES: Siniakova and Townsend stay #1 and #2, with Dabrowski at #3 and Stefani moving up to #4 (a new CH).

Guo Hanyu cracks the Top 10 for the first time at #9, while partner Kristina Mladenovic climbs 19 spots back into the Top 20 at #13.

* - RACE UPDATE: despite her 2nd Round loss at Wimbledon, Mirra Andreeva holds onto the top Points Race position, followed in order by Sabalenka-Rybakina-Muchova in the Top 4, then Svitolina-Pegula-Noskova-Gauff to round out the current Top 8 WTAF field.

Kostyuk is nudged down to #9, ahead of #10 Mboko and #11 Cirstea.

#12 Swiatek stands 1530 points out of the Top 8.

In the Doubles Race, Siniakova/Townsend hold their top spot (by 527 points) over Dabrowski/Stefani. Danilina/Krunic are #3, followed by SW19 champs Guo/Mladenovic.













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*RECENT WIMBLEDON DOUBLES CHAMPIONS*
2016 Serena Williams & Venus Williams, USA/USA
2017 Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina, RUS/RUS
2018 Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova, CZE/CZE
2019 Hsieh Su-wei & Barbora Strycova, TPE/CZE
2021 Hsieh Su-wei & Elise Mertens, TPE/BEL
2022 Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova, CZE/CZE
2023 Hsieh Su-wei & Barbora Strycova, TPE/CZE
2024 Katerina Siniakova & Taylor Townsend, CZE/USA
2025 Veronika Kudermetova & Elise Mertens, RUS/BEL
2026 Guo Hanyu & Kristina Mladenovic, CHN/FRA

*CAREER WOMEN'S DOUBLES SLAM TITLES - active*
14..Serena Williams
14..Venus Williams
11..Katerina Siniakova
7...Barbora Krejcikova
7...Hsieh Su-wei
7...KRISTINA MLADENOVIC
6...Sara Errani
6...Elise Mertens

*CAREER OVERALL SLAM TITLES - ACTIVE*
[singles/doubles/mixed]
39 - Serena Williams, USA (23-14-2)
23 - Venus Williams, USA (7-14-2)
12 - Barbora Krejcikova, CZE (2-7-3)
12 - Katerina Siniakova, CZE (0-11-1)
10 - Sara Errani, ITA (0-6-4)
10 - KRISTINA MLADENOVIC, FRA (0-7-3)

*2026 WTA DOUBLES TITLES*
5 - Katerina Siniakova
5 - Taylor Townsend
3 - Gaby Dabrowski
3 - Luisa Stefani
2 - Ekaterina Alexandrova
2 - GUO HANYU
2 - KRISTINA MLADENOVIC
2 - Zhang Shuai
[duos]
4...Siniakova/Townsend
3...Dabrowska/Stefani
2...GUO/MLADENOVIC

*RECENT WIMBLEDON "DOUBLES STAR" WINNERS*
2017 Yui Kamiji & Jordanne Whiley, JPN/GBR (WC)
2018 Diede de Groot & Yui Kamiji, NED/JPN (WC)
2019 Hsieh Su-wei & Barbora Strycova, TPE/CZE
2021 Yui Kamiji & Jordanne Whiley, JPN/GBR (WC)
2022 Angella Okutoyi, KEN (jr.) and Dana Mathewson, USA (WC)
2023 Lyudmyla Kichenok, UKR
2024 Katerina Siniakova/Taylor Townsend, CZE/USA
2025 Katerina Siniakova, CZE
2026 Alona Ostapenko, LAT

*RECENT WIMBLEDON "JUNIOR BREAKOUT" WINNERS*
2014 Alona Ostapenko, LAT
2015 Sofya Zhuk, RUS
2016 Dayana Yastremska, UKR
2017 Ann Li, USA
2018 Wang Xinyu/CHN & Wang Xiyu/CHN
2019 Daria Snigur, UKR
2021 Ane Mintegi del Olmo/ESP and Nastasja Schunk/GER
2022 Liv Hovde, USA
2023 Clervie Ngounoue/USA and Nikola Bartunkova/CZE
2024 Renata Jamrichova/SVK and Emerson Jones/AUS
2025 Julieta Pareja, USA
2026 Jana Kovackova, CZE

*WIMBLEDON JUNIOR UNDER-14 FINALS*
2022 Alexia Ioana Tatu/ROU d. Andreea Diana Soare/ROU
2023 Luna Vujovic/SRB def. Hollie Smart/GBR
2024 Jana Kovackova/CZE def. Keisija Berzina/LAT
2025 Sakino Miyazaka/JPN def. Sofiia Bielinska/UKR
2026 Isha Manchala/USA def. Mariia Kocherzhenko/UKR

*WIMBLEDON WHEELCHAIR CHAMPIONS*
[doubles]
2009 Korie Homan/Esther Vergeer (NED/NED)
2010 Esther Vergeed/Sharon Walraven (NED/NED)
2011 Esther Vergeer/Sharon Walraven (NED/NED)
2012 Jiske Griffioen/Aniek van Koot (NED/NED)
2013 Jiske Griffioen/Aniek van Koot (NED/NED)
2014 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley (JPN/GBR)
2015 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley (JPN/GBR)
2016 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley (JPN/GBR)
2017 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley (JPN/GBR)
2018 Diede de Groot/Yui Kamiji (NED/JPN)
2019 Diede de Groot/Aniek Van Koot (NED/NED)
2021 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley (JPN/GBR)
2022 Yui Kamiji/Dana Mathewson (JPN/USA)
2023 Diede de Groot/Jiske Griffioen (NED/NED)
2024 Yui Kamiji/Kgothatso Montjane (JPN/RSA)
2025 Li Xiaohui/Wang Ziying (CHN/CHN)
2026 Yui Kamiji/Zhu Zhenzhen (JPN/CHN)

*WIMBLEDON WHEELCHAIR S/D TITLE SWEEPS*
=singles began in 2016=
2018 Diede de Groot, NED
2019 Aniek Van Koot, NED
2023 Diede de Groot, NED
2025 Wang Ziying, CHN
2026 Yui Kamiji, JPN

*WHEELCHAIR SLAM DOUBLES TITLES*
[AO-RG-WI-US]
24 - YUI KAMIJI, JPN [5-6-9-4]*
24 - Aniek van Koot, NED [7-9-3-5]*
21 - Esther Vergeer, NED [7-5-3-6]
19 - Diede de Groot, NED [5-6-3-5]*
16 - Jiske Griffioen, NED [6-3-3-4]*
12 - Jordanne Whiley, GBR [3-2-5-2]
7 - Sharon Walraven, NED [2-1-2-2]
5 - Korie Homan, NED [1-1-1-2]
5 - Marjolein Buis, NED [2-2-0-1]
4 - Li Xiaohui, CHN [2-0-1-1]*
4 - Kgothatso Montjane, RSA [0-2-1-1]*
4 - Wang Ziying, CHN [2-0-1-1]*

*WHEELCHAIR SLAM TITLES*
[singles/doubles]
43 - Diede de Groot, NED (24/19)*
42 - Esther Vergeer, NED (21/21)
36 - YUI KAMIJI, JPN (12/24)*
27 - Aniek Van Koot, NED (3/24)*
20 - Jiske Griffioen, NED (4/16)*
13 - Jordanne Whiley, GBR (1/12)

*ALL-TIME WC SLAM TITLES (M+W)*
50 - Shingo Kunieda, JPN (28/22)
43 - Diede de Groot, NED (24/19)*
42 - Esther Vergeer, NED (21/21)
36 - YUI KAMIJI, JPN (12/24)*
35 - Alfie Hewett, GBR (10/25)*
31 - Gordon Reid, GBR (2/29)*
27 - Aniek Van Koot, NED (3/24)*
24 - Stephane Houdet, FRA (4/20)*

*WIMBLEDON INVITATION DOUBLES WINNERS - SINCE 2007*
2007 Jana Novotna & Helena Sukova
2008 Jana Novotna & Kathy Rinaldi
2009 Martina Navratilova & Helena Sukova
2010 Martina Navratilova & Jana Novotna
2011 Lindsay Davenport & Martina Hingis
2012 Lindsay Davenport & Martina Hingis
2013 Lindsay Davenport & Martina Hingis
2014 Jana Novotna & Barbara Schett
2015 Magdalena Maleeva & Rennae Stubbs
2016 Martina Navratilova & Selima Sfar
2017 Cara Black & Martina Navratilova
2018 Kim Clijsters & Rennae Stubbs
2019 Cara Black & Martina Navratilova
2020-21 DNP
2022 Kim Clijsters & Martina Hingis
2023 Kim Clijsters & Martina Hingis
2024 Kim Clijsters & Martina Hingis
2025 Cara Black & Martina Hingis
2026 Magdalena Rybarikova & Lucie Safarova
[most wins/women]
7...Martina Hingis (+1 MX)
5...Martina Navratilova
4...Kim Clijsters
4...Jana Novotna
3...Cara Black
3...Lindsay Davenport
2...Rennae Stubbs (+1 MX)
2...Helena Sukova
1...Magdalena Maleeva
1...Kathy Rinaldi
1...Magdalena Rybarikova
1...Lucie Safarova
1...Barbara Schett
1...Selima Sfar
0...Marion Bartoli (+1 MX)
0...Katie O'Brien (+1 MX)
[MX Invitational]
2022 Marion Bartoli & Nenad Zimonjic
2023 Rennae Stubbs & Nenad Zimonjic
2024 Dominika Cibulkova & Mark Woodforde
2025 Katie O'Brien & Sebastien Grosjean
2026 Martina Hingis & Tommy Haas

*WIMBLEDON "KIMIKO CUP FOR VETERAN ACHIEVEMENT" WINNERS*
2015 Martina Hingis, SUI
2016 Venus Williams, USA
2017 Venus Williams, USA
2018 Angelique Kerber, GER
2019 Barbora Strycova, CZE
2021 Karolina Pliskova, CZE and Hsieh Su-wei, TPE
2022 Tatjana Maria, GER and Alize Cornet, FRA
2023 Hsieh Su-wei/Barbora Strycova, TPE/CZE
2024 Hsieh Su-wei, TPE
2025 Laura Siegemund, GER
2026 Martina Hingis, SUI (Invitational MX)





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Lindsey Graham will be remembered for one thing: aiding and abetting Donald Trump. Only one obituary line needed. Everything else (stabbing John McCain in the back, the self-loathing, having no beliefs) was so he could get closer to the worst person on Earth to gain power.

— Molly Knight (@mollyknight.bsky.social) July 12, 2026 at 10:21 AM


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Lindsey Graham spent the last decade of his life in public service as a US Senator, trying hard to be remembered as an enemy of the Constitution who worked to destroy American democracy and exhibited occasional signs that he knew why that was bad but kept doing it anyway. I will honor his choice.

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— Nicholas Grossman (@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social) July 12, 2026 at 7:58 AM

Dear Dem leaders: If you must speak, express your condolences to Lindsey Graham's family. That's it. This isn't hard. They mocked the attack on Paul Pelosi and the murders of Minnesota Dem Melissa Hortman and her husband. They villainized ICE murder victims. Stop acting like these are normal times.

— Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger.bsky.social) July 12, 2026 at 1:14 PM












TOP QUALIFIER: Robin Montgomery/USA
TOP EARLY-ROUND (1r-2r): #1 Aryna Sabalenka/BLR (two straight sets wins; extends slam TB win streak to 21)
TOP MIDDLE-ROUND (3r-QF): #10 Karolina Muchova/CZE (def. consecutive multi-slam winners in Krejcikova/Osaka)
TOP LATE-ROUND (SF-F): #9 Linda Noskova/CZE (maiden slam title)
TOP QUALIFYING MATCH: Q1 - Anastasia Gasanova/RUS def. Varvara Lepchenko/USA 2-6/6-1/7-6(12-10) - Lepchenko led 5-3 in the 3rd, twice served for the match, led 5-1 in MTB and at 9-6 held four MP over a 5-point stretch. Gasanova wins 12-10.
TOP EARLY-RD. MATCH (1r-2r): 1st Rd. - Maya Joint/AUS def. Serena Williams/USA 6-3/6-7(6)/6-3 - 20-year old Aussie, 1-13 in her last 14 matches, defeats returning 44-year old Williams in her first singles match since 2022
TOP MIDDLE-RD. MATCH (3r-QF): 3rd Rd. - #9 Linda Noskova/CZE def. #17 Sorana Cirstea/ROU 2-6/6-3/7-6(11-9) - Noskova 4-2 lead in 3rd, Cirstea MP at 5-4 and Noskova 2 MP before deciding MTB; Noskova wins 11-9)
TOP LATE-RD. MATCH (SF-F/Jr.-WC): SF - #10 Karolina Muchova/CZE def. #7 Coco Gauff/USA 6-2/1-6/7-6(12-10) - both hold MP, Muchova wins classic 12-10 MTB
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FIRST VICTORY: #11 Belinda Bencic/SUI (def. Stojsavljevic/GBR)
FIRST SEED OUT: #20 Maja Chwalinska/POL (1st Rd. - hurt ankle/foot on MP up 6-2/5-2 vs. Sawangkaew/THA)
FIRST SLAM MD WINS: Anastasia Gasanova/RUS (2nd MD), Tyra Grant/ITA (1st MD), Mananchaya Sawangkaew/THA (2nd MD), Lanlada Tararudee/THA (2nd MD)
UPSET QUEENS: Czech Republic
REVELATION LADIES: Southeast Asians
NATION OF POOR SOULS: GBR (1-7 1st Rd., after 0/7 through qualfiying; Kartal DNP, Raducanu w/d and started 0-7 in MD play)
LAST QUALIFIER STANDING: Ashlyn Krueger/USA (4th Rd.)
LAST WILD CARD STANDING: Katie Swan/GBR (2nd Rd.)
PROTECTED RANKING WINS: Karolina Pliskova/CZE, Sara Sorribes Tormo/ESP (both 2nd Rd.)
LUCKY LOSERS: Darja Semenistaja/LAT(L)
LAST BRIT STANDING: Katie Swan/GBR (2nd Rd.)
Ms. OPPORTUNITY: Karolina Muchova/CZE and Linda Noskova/CZE
IT "Filipina": Alex Eala/PHI (first PHI woman to slam Round of 16)
COMEBACK PLAYER: Jasmine Paolini/ITA
CRASH & BURN: #2 Elena Rybakina/KAZ, #3 Iga Swiatek/POL and #6 Amanda Anisimova/USA ('22 champ and both '25 finalists lose in 3rd Round on middle Saturday)
ZOMBIE QUEEN OF LONDON: Linda Noskova/CZE (3r- saved MP vs. Cirstea)
DOUBLES STAR: Alona Ostapenko/LAT (MX wins gives WS/WD/MX slam titles in career)
VETERAN PLAYER (KIMIKO CUP): Martina Hingis/SUI (first to win junior singles, WS/WD/MX, and Invitational Doubles/MX in career; all available but GD)
LAWN COURT ROLLER: Yui Kamiji/JPN (completes Career Golden Slam, and career sweep of all major s/d WC titles, with 6-0/6-0 win in final over de Groot, the only other woman to have won the same set of titles)
JUNIOR BREAKOUT: Jana Kovackova/CZE (first Girls Doubles Career Slam; fourth straight major GD title)
SPIRIT OF JANA (NOVOTNA) HONOREES: Maja Chwalinska/POL (devastating loss in 1st Rd. after having MP at 6-2/5-2 before fall injures ankle); Karolina Muchova/CZE and Linda Noskova/CZE (first all-CZE Wimbledon F)








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Saturday, July 11, 2026

Educating Linda


Sometimes a moment can change everything, and sometimes everything can change.

21-year old Linda Noskova has experienced both ends of that spectrum during her still-early career, and she would do so again today on Centre Court on the biggest day in her tennis life.

But it's all right... everything turned out just fine.



A few months ago, Noskova was a big-hitting young would-be star who'd challenged big-name players on multiple occasions in the past, but usually came up *just* short of coming out on top, often after forcing a tie-break or 3rd set, or holding a break lead at a crucial moment before being caught in the end. She defeated then-#1 Iga Swiatek en route to the Australian Open QF two seasons ago, but since then hadn't quite seemed to gather the inner belief that she really *could* rise to the top against anyone, anywhere.

The Czech came into this spring having one won just one tour title, going 1-5 in WTA finals from 2023-25. But something changed this grass season. To be fair, maybe *last* year's Round of 16 run at SW19 played a part. It was run that ended with a three-set loss to eventual finalist Amanda Anisimova, one that proved yet again that Noskova was *close* to *something*. This year, she retuned to this brief section of the schedule loaded for bear, winning the Berlin title and injecting herself into the women's discussion at SW19 with so many of the top-ranked players arriving in London with spotty form in recent months.

After losing a set in the 2nd Round to Camila Osorio (in retrospect, a heck of a performance from the Colombian), then saving a MP in the 3rd Round against Sorana Cirstea, Noskova seemed to "graduate" from would-be contender to a player who truly looked like she felt as if she *could*, if not *would*, win this Wimbledon. With flat power, a calm and confident demeanor, and the ability to raise her game to an untouchable late-in-set level in recent rounds, Noskova barreled her way through her last three matches without losing a set. "I got this" seemed to be her outward mindset. Even if her insides weren't *100%* on board, it sure didn't look that way on the outside. And, often, that's more than half the battle, isn't it?

If she could keep her head down and more forward, shark-like, through the final as she has the second week, the women's title seemed Noskova's to lose.

But her opponent, Karolina Muchova, has been in "peak" form for most of this season. In 2026, she's put together the best half-season of her career as she's (finally) maintained her health, and as a result been able to gather some sense of momentum and match toughness for perhaps the longest stretch of her tennis life. After not having won a title since 2019, she won two in the season's first half, including one on the grass (her first) just a few weeks ago. She's the only player this season to record Top 10 wins on all three surfaces.

It's been a sight to see, as Muchova's is a most beautiful game, filled with the sort of variety and flair that can raise tennis to an art form. Having been tested and prevailed over the course of the second week at Wimbledon, she ousted three straight major title winners en route to her second career slam final, saving a MP in the semis and claiming an epic 22-point MTB over Coco Gauff on the strength of a series of swallow-hard moments and iconic points (a diving volley!) that will forever remain a part of the tennis resume and mind's eye memory of the Czech at her best once everything is said and done and her racket skills are but a memory that elicits a sly smile.

There should always be room in tennis for a player like Muchova, but her like are few and far between, and her presence -- especially in big moments on big stages like Centre Court -- should be appreciated in real time.

But the question remained whether she could bring her very best in this biggest moment, let alone against a power player in Noskova who has recently been seen moving through the draw in an almost dispassionate (until she converted MP), predator-like fashion.

Friends, practice partners and a past Olympics doubles duo (in '24 in Paris, where they played in the Bronze Medal match), #10-seed Muchova and #9 Noskova had remarkably similar paths to this Wimbledon final. Both won pre-SW19 singles title in Germany (Noskova in Berlin, and Muchova in Bad Homburg... meaning one would become the first to double-up at SW19 since 2004, and just the second since fellow Czech Jana Novotna in 1998), both saved a MP en route (Noskova in the 3rd Rd. vs. Cirstea, Muchova in the SF vs. Gauff) and they combined to eliminate four players in the second week who've combined to win a total of nine major titles since 2018, with Muchova defeating Barbora Krejcikova (2), Naomi Osaka (2) and Gauff (2), and Noskova taking out Madison Keys (1).

The winner, carrying both the weight and light of *all* the great Czechs on their back, would become the third different Czech woman to win the Wimbledon singles title in four years, and the fourth since 2014.



The first official all-CZE Wimbledon final (altogether now, "Overdue!"), a contrasting duel between the last two standing members of the "Crusher Collective," promised to highlight that vast and deep history built at this tournament over the decades by Muchova and Noskova's list of successful countrywomen, from Martina (Navratilova, the "original Czech") to Hana (Mandlikova) to Jana (Novotna) and Karolina (Pliskova), from Lucie (Safarova) to Petra (Kvitova), the Barboras (Strycova & Krejcikova) and Marketa (Vondrousova), too (all SF or better performers at the AELTC since the 1970s).

For going on parts of six decades, the Czech women have at different times embodied both the beauty and fragility of tennis at Wimbledon, starring in both exhilirating highs and devastating lows, but always doing so while possessing a sense of self that compelled them to straighten their backs and come back for more.

We'd see all the Czech hallmarks come to the fore in this single final, which would turn on a dime from being a somewhat sleepy display of one player's confidence (ala Navratilova) and calm under fire (ala Kvitova) to suddenly seeing the power and pressure of the moment bring everything crumbling down (ala Novotna) as one player's beautiful, all-court game (ala Mandlikova) and resilience (ala Vondrousova) emerged from trouble to hit its stride, only to see a "second chance" (also ala Jana) for the former to finish off a title run prove to be an opportunity too good to let slip through her fingers.



The women's final got underway a little past 4 p.m. London time in this second year of the new tradition of later-starting (by about two hours) women's and men's finals on the closing weekend of Wimbledon. Both women produced solid early service games on this sunny Saturday on which the Royal Box was littered with famous faces, from Princess Catherine to multiple Queens of the court (including the likes of former women's champions Billie Jean King, Maria Sharapova, Marion Bartoli and Simona Halep, as well as some with closer ties to the two finalists in Navratilova and Kvitova).



Noskova was the one to break through, taking a 15/40 lead on Muchova's serve in game 4 and on her second BP chance firing a backhand winner down the line to lead 3-1. Muchova's trio of long forehands in the game showed her inability to keep pace with Noskova's flat power shots in the 1st set. This wasn't a good development for Muchova, whose chances seemed incumbent on not falling behind early, considering the solid and steady set-long pace that Noskova had showed the last few rounds. Muchova managed to get to deuce on Noskova's serve in the follow-up game, but Noskova held for 4-1 (w/ a drop shot, of all things).

While Muchova wasn't playing poorly by any stretch, she suddenly found herself with her back against the wall as Noskova's recent not-bothered-by-the-occasion-nor-her-opponent form was present from the opening moments of the match. To her credit, like Marta Kostyuk in SF vs. Noskova, Muchova was playing nearly as well as possible, but it still wasn't near enough to rise to a level night enough to get on top of the #9 seed. Noskova blasted a well-placed ace to lead 5-2, and continued out-hitting her countrywoman in the next game, going up love/40.

Muchova got the game to deuce, but Noskova didn't blink, and on her fifth BP/SP she lobbed over her fellow Czech to take the set at 6-2, with Muchova never really having been given a chance or time to use her variety-filled game since she'd been on her heels just trying to stay in rallies.



It was the seventh consecutive set won at this Wimbledon by Noskova since she faced down a MP in the 3rd Round, winning all of them with steady play throughout and a late surge to "close the deal": breaking serve to win the 1st vs. Keys and then taking a TB in the 2nd in the 4th Round, breaking Elise Mertens in the next to last game in both sets in the QF (and then serving things out a game later), then breaking Kostyuk to close out the 1st/2nd sets in the SF.

Having ended the 1st with a break, Noskova got the chance to be a half-step ahead on the scoreboard in the 2nd. She held at love in game 1, then took a love/30 lead in game 2. Muchova managed to hold, then went up 15/40 in the following game. But, with the door ajar to get a lead, she again couldn't take advangage of the few opportunities provided her. Noskova wiped away two BP with big, precise serves and on a third BP saw Muchova provide a long forehand error. A sprayed second serve return was followed by a Noskova serve/forehand combo to hold for 2-1.

In game 5, Noskova's pair of reflex volleys gave her a 30/15 led, then she pulled out her full aresenal, smacking a backhand down the line into the corner for 40/15, then with Muchova-like variety utilized a drop-lob-crosscourt slice winner combination to hold for 3-2. With the finish line in sight, Noskova continued to push forward, challenging Muchova to keep up. It seemed that she couldn't. Noskova took a 15/40 lead in game 6, getting the break with a Muchova forehand shot that found the net. With a power display in the next game, Noskova held at love with an ace up the service "T" to open up a 5-2 lead, having won 10 of 11 points.

Just four points from the title, though, Noskova finally began to feel the moment. After never wavering throughout the second week of play nor through nearly two sets in the final, as she later said, her "wrist froze" as she began to lose speed on her groundstrokes and serve. As a result, Muchova's gave began to pick up accordingly in a stretch of five games that suddenly flipped the script in the match.

Still, Noskova saw three MP opportunities in game 8 in what turned out to be a 12-minute hold of serve from Muchova completed on her third GP chance. With Noskova next serving for the match at 5-3, another long drama ensued. She took a 30/love lead, but saw Muchova win three consecutive points and reach BP with a crosscourt forehand winner. Noskova denied two BP before seeing her own fourth MP. She double-faulted, then proceded to save three straight Muchova BP with aces, and another BP with a service winner. But another DF handed Muchova a seventh BP opportunity, and Noskova's wide forehand completed the break and put the set back on serve at 5-4. It was Muchova's first converted BP in ten chances in the match.

In game 10, Noskova saw her fifth MP at 30/40, but Muchova held yet again. A game later, Noskova was clearly wobbling, and not the same player whose calm under pressure got her here and who not twenty minutes earlier had seemingly been fated to win the Wimbledon title. She ended the set with her worst service game all week, pushing a forehand off a short ball long to drop serve again and trail 6-5.

Muchova served out the set at 15, winning 7-5 as a match that was almost assuredly "over" was suddenly going to a 3rd set as she won her fifth straight game.



As Muchova and Noskova prepared to enter a 3rd set for the maiden major title for one of them, they'd combined to go 22-4 in deciders in 2026.

During her short trip off court between the 2nd and 3rd sets, it was reported on ESPN that reporter Kris Budden had seen Noskova stop before the glass-encased Venus Rosewater Dish during the stretch, apparently wordlessly staring at it. Whatever she gleaned in that moment, it seemed to shake her out of her spell.

Having regrouped, Noskova stopped the bleeding in the opening game of the final set, saving three BP to get the hold. She then broke Muchova in game 2. Despite seeing her GP chance in game 3 turned into a BP opportunity for Muchova, Noskova continued to keep her opponent off the board, holding for 3-0 as she seemed to be back to her recognizable second week form and emotional state.

Muchova pulled out her first tweener shot in game 5, but it was Noskova who fired a forehand winner a moment later to win the game. Back to barreling through Muchova, Noskova held for 4-1. From there things seemd to speed toward another "end game," with the drama being whether or not Noskova could hold her nerves *this* time. A solid hold at love put her up 5-2.



Serving once again for the title at 5-3, this time Noskova didn't waver. Her rally-ending forehand winner gave her a 30/15 edge, avoiding an early deficit, then an ace allowed her to reach championship point for a sixth time.

A big serve up the T off Muchova's racket finally ended things, as Noskova became the latest Czech champion at the All-England Club. Falling onto her back on the grass, her 6-2/5-7/6-3 victory etched Noskova's name into Wimbledon history.



After a sincere hug from the devasted Muchova, and burying her head in a towel in the changeover area (this time for a *good* reason), Noskova made her way into the stands for some love from her dad while, inside the Club, her name was being revealed on the Champions Wall (aka the Honour Boards).



Noskova is the youngest Wimbledon champion since 2011. That year, of course, it was another Czech -- Petra Kvitova -- who met all challenges to win her maiden title at SW19.

Nearly all Wimbledon roads lead back to a Czech, *some* Czech, eventually.



After Noskova received the Venus Rosewater Dish from Princess Kate, Muchova channeled yet another Czech (see?), in this case Jana Novotna, as she was brought to tears after having come up short in the Wimbledon final. Then she brought the humor, delightfully referring to Noskova as now being her "ex-friend."



When it was her turn to take the mic -- two years after another Czech (see?) Barbora Krejcikova claimed this title and talked of finding inspiriation in the memory of her former coach and mentor, the late Novotna (at the time, I said that Krejickova had "a Jana on her shoulder" during her run) -- Noskova's voice broke as she recalled her late mother, who'd died on the eve of that same 2024 Wimbledon, saying that she wouldn't be here if not for her.

Like Krejickova did for Novotna, Noskova looked up and blew a kiss into the clouds for her mom. Rather than "a Jana" on her shoulder, Noskova had come with an Ivana.



Afterward, clearing up a lingering mystery, Noskova confirmed Budden's account of her stopping to stare at the women's title dish between the 2nd and 3rd sets. Asked what she was thinkingg to herself at the time, she said, "I'm gonna get this trophy."

And so she went back out and did.

In the end, with both finalists displaying, in turn, moments of brilliance, resilience, humanity and a drive to succeed, Noskova and Muchova's efforts on this day managed to both honor and pay respect to all the Czech women that have come before them at Wimbledon, as well as those who'll now follow in "their" footsteps.

Jana would be proud, Martina and Petra and all the rest *are*, as well. Meanwhile, all the current and future members of the Crush of Czechs that populate the tour landscape -- be they a Valentova or Fruhvirtova, or Bartunkova or Kovackova, or any number of others waiting in the wings -- will now be able to look back on today and, say, "That's when I knew that that could be *me* one day."

And they'll be right.








=DAY 13 NOTES=
...a relative shocker today in the women's wheelchair final, as #1 Yui Kamiji not only defeated #2 Diede de Groot to join her as the only women with a Career Golden Slam in WC tennis (and having claimed all eight major s/d titles, *plus* all four at the Paralympics and year-end Masters), but she beat her 6-0/6-0.



De Groot had 11 double-faults on the day, and the match lasted just 48 minutes. One wonders if de Groot was dealing with some sort of injury/illness (she retired from the Roehampton singles final and didn't play the doubles final there last week), because such a scoreline seems well out of character, especially on a surface on which Kamiji has struggled during her career. But as of tonight there is still no story on the final on the Wimbledon website, so (throws up hands). Likely it was some combination of great Kamiji and subpar de Groot.

Kamiji is now 3-16 in slam finals against de Groot, picking up career win #12 in singles, and her 35th major overall. She'll try for the s/d sweep on Sunday.




...for the second straight major, top seeded Sun Xinran reached the girls' singles final only to lose to a Hordette. In Paris, it was Alisa Oktiabreva, and in London today it was #14 Anna Pushkareva. The Russian made it back-to-back slam wins for the Hordettes with a 5-7/6-3/6-4 victory.



In the girls' doubles final, #5-seeded Czechs Jana Kovackova & Katerina Zajickova defeated top seeded Brazilians Victoria Luiza Barros & Nauhany Vitoria Leme da Silva in a MTB, winning 7-6(7)/6-7(5) [10-6] as they became the first duo to sweep the RG/WI titles in the same season since 2013 (two more Czechs, of course: Krejicikova/Siniakova).



It's the fourth straight major GD title run for Kovackova, who won the US/AO combo with her big sister Alena, and allows Jana to become the first girl to ever complete a Career Doubles Slam.

The only player to ever do it on the boys' side was Aussie Mark Kraztmann in 1983-84.







*WOMEN'S SINGLES FINAL*
#9 Linda Noskova/CZE def. #10 Karolina Muchova/CZE 6-2/5-7/6-3

*WOMEN'S DOUBLES FINAL*
#10 Guo/Mladenovic (CHN/FRA) vs. #2 Dabrowski/Stefani (CAN/BRA)

*MIXED DOUBLES FINAL*
#2 Ostapenko/Arevalo (LAT/ELS) def. Hunter/Polmans (AUS/AUS) 4-6/7-5/6-2

*WHEELCHAIR WOMEN'S SINGLES FINAL*
#1 Yui Kamiji/JPN def. #2 Diede de Groot/NED 6-0/6-0

*WHEELCHAIR WOMEN'S DOUBLES FINAL*
#1 Kamiji/Zhu (JPN/CHN) vs. #2 Li/Wang (CHN/CHN)

*GIRLS' SINGLES FINAL*
#14 Anna Pushkareva/RUS def. #1 Sun Xinran/CHN 5-7/6-3/6-4

*GIRLS' DOUBLES FINAL*
#5 J.Kovackova/Zajickova (CZE/CZE) def. #1 Barros/Leme da Silva (BRA/BRA) 7-6(7)/6-7(5) [10-6]

*GIRLS' 14-and-UNDER FINAL*
Isha Manchala/USA vs. Mariia Kocherzhenko/UKR

*INVITATIONAL DOUBLES*
Cibulkova/Strycova (SVK/CZE) vs. Rybakikova/Safarova (SVK/CZE)

*INVITATIONAL MIXED*
Hingis/Haas (SUI/GER) vs. C.Black/Philippoussis (ZIM/AUS)









...EVERY YEAR, THE MOST ODDLY DRAMATIC MOMENT... ON DAY 13:




...THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY... ON DAY 13:




...I GUESS THE "RED MEMO" WENT OUT FOR THE DAY... ON DAY 13:




...YAWN... ON DAY 13:

The continual efforts by ESPN to perpetuate the narrative that "the average tennis fan" doesn't know more than a handful of the names of the top women (Iga, Aryna, Coco, Naomi and *maybe* Elena, but only after she won Wimbledon, and Jessie, because she's from the U.S. and her parents own NFL/NHL teams) was in full force yet again before the Wimbledon final today. Of course, it's an annual tradition, to be later repeated in New York and then Melbourne.

According to the wisdom of Mary Joe Fernandez and Chris Fowler, both Muchova and Noskova were "unknown" by the "average fan," and only recognized by "tennis aficionados."

You might have been able to make a case a few months ago with Noskova, but one would like to think that most tennis who tune in to the majors -- unlike the "big event only watchers" that they seem to think are out there in such overwhelmingly out-of-proportion numbers -- *might* have some idea of players who either entered this Wimbledon or were just one week removed from having been ranked in the current Top 10, especially where Muchova is concerned, considering she's reached the semis of all four majors and was in the RG final just three years ago.

But I guess only "tennis aficionados" watch the semis, or any major other than Wimbledon.

Hmmmm, I wonder if those same "aficionados" that MJF talked about would have called Muchova, a clear all-around surface player (hello, SF+ in majors on three surfaces), a "grass court specialist," as *she* did just the other day?


...THE WALK OF DESTINY... ON DAY 13:




...WINK... ON DAY 13:




...NUMBERS... ON DAY 13:

With another Czech run at Wimbledon, we can say that while the likes of Sabalenka, Swiatek and Gauff (and Rybakina) have found themselves in the slam winner's circle while at the top of the rankings in recent years, the Czech Collective more than pulls their own from their position a bit further back.

14 of the last 18 majors have been won by Swiatek (5), Sabalenka (4), Gauff (2) or a Czech (3).

16 of the last 18 majors have been won by Swiatek (5), Sabalenka (4), Gauff (2), Rybakina (2) or a Czech (3).

Who wants to bet against *one* of them emerging in New York, as well?









Meet the new (Wimbledon) boss--she's Czech, of course womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2026/07/meet... #Wimbledon #WTA

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— Diane Elayne Dees (@womenwhoserve.bsky.social) July 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM














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*RECENT WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONS*
2014 Petra Kvitova, CZE
2015 Serena Williams, USA
2016 Serena Williams, USA
2017 Garbine Muguruza, ESP
2018 Angelique Kerber, GER
2019 Simona Halep, ROU
2021 Ash Barty, AUS
2022 Elena Rybakina, KAZ
2023 Marketa Vondrouosva, CZE
2024 Barbora Krejcikova, CZE
2025 Iga Swiatek, POL
2026 Linda Noskova, CZE

*AGE OF 2020s SLAM WINNERS*
18 = Emma Raducanu, GBR (2021 US)
19 = Mirra Andreeva, RUS (2026 RG)
19 = Iga Swiatek, POL (2020 RG)
19 = Coco Gauff, USA (2023 US)
21 = Iga Swiatek, POL (2022 RG)
21 = Sofia Kenin, USA (2020 AO)
21 = Coco Gauff, USA (2025 RG)
21 = Linda Noskova, CZE (2026 WI)
21 = Iga Swiatek, POL (2022 US)
22 = Iga Swiatek, POL (2023 RG)
22 = Naomi Osaka, JPN (2020 US)
23 = Iga Swiatek, POL (2024 RG)
23 = Naomi Osaka, JPN (2021 AO)
23 = Elena Rybakina, KAZ (2022 WI)
24 = Aryna Sabalenka, BLR (2023 AO)
24 = Marketa Vondrouosva, CZE (2023 WI)
24 = Iga Swiatek, POL (2025 WI)
25 = Ash Barty, AUS (2021 WI)
25 = Ash Barty, AUS (2022 AO)
25 = Barbora Krejcikova, CZE (2021 RG)
25 = Aryna Sabalenka, BLR (2024 AO)
26 = Aryna Sabalenka, BLR (2024 US)
26 = Elena Rybakina, KAZ (2026 AO)
27 = Aryna Sabalenka, BLR (2025 US)
28 = Barbora Krejcikova, CZE (2024 WI)
29 = Madison Keys, USA (2025 AO)

*FIRST-TIME SLAM CHAMPS AT WIMBLEDON - Open era*
1968 Billie Jean King, USA
1978 Martina Navratilova, USA
1994 Conchita Martinez, ESP
1998 Jana Novotna, CZE
2000 Venus Williams, USA
2004 Maria Sharapova, RUS
2011 Petra Kvitova, CZE
2013 Marion Bartoli, FRA
2022 Elena Rybakina, KAZ
2023 Marketa Vondrousova, CZE
2026 Linda Noskova, CZE

*ACTIVE SINGLES PLAYERS - WON IN FIRST SLAM FINAL*
1999 U.S. Open - Serena Williams
2012 Australian Open - Victoria Azarenka
2017 Roland Garros - Alona Ostapenko
2017 U.S. Open - Sloane Stephens
2018 U.S. Open - Naomi Osaka
2019 U.S. Open - Bianca Andreescu
2020 Australian Open - Sofia Kenin
2020 Roland Garros - Iga Swiatek
2021 Roland Garros - Barbora Krejcikova
2021 U.S. Open - Emma Raducanu
2022 Wimbledon - Elena Rybakina
2023 Australian Open - Aryna Sabalenka
2026 Roland Garros - Mirra Andreeva
2026 Wimbledon - Linda Noskova
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ALSO: Barty ('19 RG)

*2026 WTA TITLES AFTER FACING MATCH POINT*
Indian Wells - Aryna Sabalenka (1 vs. Rybakina in F)
Stuttgart - Elena Rybakina (2 vs. Fernandez in QF)
Wimbledon - Linda Noskova (1 vs. Cirstea in 3r)
[recent slam titles after saving MP]
2014 AO - Li Na (1 vs. Safarova in 3r)
2016 AO - Angelique Kerber (1 vs. Doi in 1r)
2018 AO - Caroline Wozniacki (2 vs. Fett in 2r)
2021 AO - Naomi Osaka (2 vs. Muguruza in 4r)
2021 RG - Barbora Krejcikova (1 vs. Sakkari in SF)
2024 RG - Iga Swiatek (1 vs. Osaka in 2r)
2025 AO - Madison Keys (1 vs. Swiatek SF)
2026 WI - Linda Noskova (1 vs. Cirstea 3r)
[at Wimbledon]
1935 Helen Wills Moody (1 vs. Helen Jacobs F)
2005 Venus Williams (1 vs. Davenport in Final)
2009 Serena Williams (1 vs. Dementieva in SF)
2026 Linda Noskova (1 vs. Cirstea in 3r)
[recent Wimbledon non-MP close calls]
2007 V.Williams - 1r: Kudryavtseva 2 pts from win; 3r: Morigami served for match
2015 S.Williams - 3r: down db-bk 3-0 in 3rd vs. Watson; served 5-4, 2 pts away
2016 S.Williams - 2r: down break in 3rd vs. McHale
2023 Vondrousova - QF: down 4-1, BP for 5-1 in 3rd vs. Pegula

*LONG WIMBLEDON WOMEN'S FINALS - Open era*
2:46 - 2005 (V.Williams def. Davenport)
2:28 - 1970 (Court def. BJ.King)
2:27 - 2026 (Noskova def. Muchova)
2:14 - 1993 (Graf def. Sabatini)

*2026 WTA ALL-NATION FINALS*
(USA) Austin - Stearns d. Townsend #
(UKR) Rouen - Kostyuk d. Podrez
(CZE) Wimbledon - Noskova d. Muchova
[most recent at majors]
2009 (RUS) RG - Kuznetsova d. Safina
2009 (USA) WI - S.Williams d. V.Wiliams
2015 (ITA) US - Pennetta d. Vinci
2017 (USA) AO - S.Williams d. V.Williams
2017 (USA) US - Stephens d. Keys #
2026 (CZE) WI - Noskova d. Muchova
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#- tournament in home nation

*2026 WTA SINGLES TITLES*
3 - Mirra Andreeva = 1 GS/2 500
3 - Aryna Sabalenka = 2 1000/1 500
2 - Elena Rybakina = 1 GS/1 500
2 - Marie Bouzkova = 2 250
2 - Marta Kostyuk = 1 1000/1 250
2 - Karolina Muchova = 1 1000/1 500
2 - LINDA NOSKOVA = 1 GS/1 500
2 - Jessie Pegula = 1 1000/1 500
2 - Elina Svitolina = 1 1000/1 250

*CAREER-HIGH RANKINGS - TCH/CZE*
#1 - Karolina Pliskova *
#2 - Jana Novotna
#2 - Petra Kvitova
#2 - Barbora Krejcikova *
#3 - Martina Navratilova [1975; #1 as USA]
#3 - Hana Mandlikova
#4 - Helena Sukova
#5 - Lucie Safarova
#6 - Marketa Vondrousova *
#6 - KAROLINA MUCHOVA (new CH) *
#7 - Nicole Vaidisova
#7 - LINDA NOSKOVA (new CH) *

*WIMBLEDON GIRLS FINALS - since 2013*
2013 Belinda Bencic/SUI d. Taylor Townsend/USA
2014 Alona Ostapenko/LAT d. Kristina Schmiedlova/SVK
2015 Sofya Zhuk/RUS d. Anna Blinkova/RUS
2016 Anastasia Potapova/RUS d. Dayana Yastremska/UKR
2017 Claire Liu/USA d. Ann Li/USA
2018 Iga Swiatek/POL d. Leonie Kung/SUI
2019 Daria Snigur/UKR d. Alexa Noel/USA
2021 Ane Mintegi del Olmo/ESP d. Nastasja Schunk/GER
2022 Liv Hovde/USA d. Luca Udvardy/HUN
2023 Clervie Ngounoue/USA d. Nikola Bartunkova/CZE
2024 Renata Jamrichova/SVK d. Emerson Jones/AUS
2025 Mia Pohankova/SVK d. Julieta Pareja/USA
2026 Anna Puskhareva/RUS d. Sun Xinran/CHN

*RECENT SLAM JUNIOR CHAMPS*
[2024]
AO: Renata Jamrichova, SVK
RG: Tereza Valentova, CZE
WI: Renata Jamrichova, SVK
US: Mika Stojsavljevic, GBR
[2025]
AO: Wakana Sonobe, JPN
RG: Lilli Tagger, AUT
WI: Mia Pohankova, SVK
US: Jeline Vandromme, BEL
[2026]
AO: Ksenia Efremova, FRA
RG: Alisa Oktiabreva, RUS
WI: Anna Puskhareva, RUS

*RECENT WIMBLEDON GIRLS DOUBLES CHAMPS*
2016 Usue Arconada & Claire Liu, USA/USA
2017 Olga Danilovic & Kaja Juvan, SRB/SLO
2018 Wang Xinyu & Wang Xiyu, CHN/CHN
2019 Savannah Broadus & Abigail Forbes, USA/USA
2021 Kristina Dmitruk & Diana Shnaider, BLR/RUS
2022 Rose Marie Nijkamp & Angella Okyutoyi, NED/KEN
2023 Alena Kovackova & Laura Samsonova, CZE/CZE
2024 Tyra Caterina Grant & Iva Jovic, USA/USA
2025 Kristina Penickova & Vendula Valdmannova, USA/CZE
2026 Jana Kovackova & Katerina Zajickova, CZE/CZE
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NOTE: J.Kovackova completes first Career Junior Doubles Slam

*SOVIET/RUSSIAN JUNIOR SLAM WINNERS*
[USSR]
1965 Wimbledon - Olga Morozova
1971 Roland Garros - Elena Granatourova
1971 Wimbledon - Marina Kroshina
1975 Wimbledon - Natasha Chmyreva
1975 US Open - Natasha Chmyreva
1976 Wimbledon - Natasha Chmyreva
1986 Wimbledon - Natalia Zvereva
1987 Roland Garros - Natalia Zvereva
1987 Wimbledon - Natalia Zvereva
1987 US Open - Natalia Zvereva
[Russia]
1998 Roland Garros - Nadia Petrova
1999 Wimbledon - Lina Krasnoroutskaya
2002 Wimbledon - Vera Dushevina
2002 US Open - Maria Kirilenko
2006 Australian Open - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
2006 US Open - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
2007 Australian Open - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
2009 Australian Open - Ksenia Pervak
2010 US Open - Dasha Gavrilova
2014 Australian Open - Elizaveta Kulichkova
2014 Roland Garros - Dasha Kasatkina
2015 Wimbledon - Sofya Zhuk
2016 Wimbledon - Anastasia Potapova
2023 Australian Open - Alina Korneeva
2023 Roland Garros - Alina Korneeva
2026 Roland Garros - Alisa Oktiabreva
2026 Wimbledon - Anna Puskhareva

*WIMBLEDON WHEELCHAIR CHAMPIONS*
[singles]
2016 Jiske Griffioen, NED
2017 Diede de Groot, NED
2018 Diede de Groot, NED
2019 Aniek Van Koot, NED
2021 Diede de Groot, NED
2022 Diede de Groot, NED
2023 Diede de Groot, NED
2024 Diede de Groot, NED
2025 Wang Ziying, CHN
2026 Yui Kamiji, JPN

*RECENT WC SLAM SINGLES FINALS*
2024 WI - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #4 Aniek Van Koot/NED
2025 AO - #1 Yui Kamiji/JPN def. #2 Aniek Van Koot/NED
2025 RG - #1 Yui Kamiji/JPN def. #2 Aniek Van Koot/NED
2025 WI - #4 Wang Ziying/CHN def. #1 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2025 US - #1 Yui Kamiji/JPN def. #3 Li Xiaohui/CHN
2026 AO - #3 Li Xiaohui/CHN def. un Diede de Groot/NED
2026 RG - #4 Diede de Groot/NED def. un Ksenia Chasteau/FRA
2026 WI - #1 Yui Kamiji/JPN def. #2 Diede de Groot/NED

*WON MOST DIFFERENT WHEELCHAIR SLAM TITLES (#-active)*
8 - Diede de Groot, NED [completed set w/ '19 RG singles]#
8 - YUI KAMIJI, JPN [completed set w/ 26 WI singles]#
7 - Jiske Griffioen, NED (US Open singles)#
7 - Aniek Van Koot, NED (RG singles)#
7 - Esther Vergeer, NED (DNP Wimbledon singles)
[men 8/8]
8 - Shingo Kunieda, JPN [completed set w/ '22 WI singles]
8 - Alfie Hewett, GBR [completed set w/ '24 WI singles]
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NOTE: 6/8 - Tokito Oda, JPN - needs RG/WI doubles (is in WI doubles F)

*de Groot vs. Kamiji Slam Finals*
2017 US - #1 Yui Kamiji/JPN def. #2 Diede de Groot/NED
2018 AO - #2 Diede de Groot/NED def. #1 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2018 RG - #1 Yui Kamiji/JPN def. #2 Diede de Groot/NED
2018 US - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2019 AO - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2019 RG - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2019 US - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2020 US - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2021 AO - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2021 RG - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2021 US - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2022 RG - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2022 WI - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2022 US - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2023 AO - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2023 RG - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2023 US - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2024 AO - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2026 WI - #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN def. #2 Diede de Groot/NED
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de Groot leads 16-3 in Finals; tied 1-1 non-F

*WHEELCHAIR SLAM SINGLES TITLES*
[AO-RG-WI-US]
24 - Diede de Groot, NED [6-6-6-6]*
21 - Esther Vergeer, NED [9-6-x-6]
12 - YUI KAMIJI, JPN [3-5-1-3]*
4 - Jiske Griffioen, NED [2-1-1-0]*
3 - Aniek Van Koot, NED [1-0-1-1]*
3 - Monique Kalkman, NED [0-0-x-3]
2 - Daniela Di Toro, AUS [0-0-x-2]
2 - Sabine Ellerbrock, GER [1-1-x-0]
2 - Maaike Smit, NED [0-0-x-2]
2 - Chantal Vandierendonck, NED [0-0-x-2]

*WC SLAM SINGLES FINALS - active*
32 - YUI KAMIJI, JPN (12-20)
29 - DIEDE DE GROOT, NED (24-5)
17 - Aniek Van Koot, NED (3-14)
7 - Jiske Griffioen, NED (4-3)
2 - Li Xiaohui, CHN (1-1)
1 - Wang Ziying, CHN (1-0)
1 - Ksenia Chasteau, FRA (0-1)
1 - Kgothatso Montjane, RSA (0-1)
1 - Momoko Ohtani, JPN (0-1)
1 - Zhu Zhenzhen, CHN (0-1)

*WHEELCHAIR SLAM TITLES*
[singles/doubles]
43 - Diede de Groot, NED (24/19)*
42 - Esther Vergeer, NED (21/21)
35 - YUI KAMIJI, JPN (11/23)*
27 - Aniek Van Koot, NED (3/24)*
20 - Jiske Griffioen, NED (4/16)*
13 - Jordanne Whiley, GBR (1/12)

*ALL-TIME WC SLAM TITLES (M+W)*
50 - Shingo Kunieda, JPN (28/22)
43 - Diede de Groot, NED (24/19)*
42 - Esther Vergeer, NED (21/21)
35 - ALFIE HEWETT, GBR (10/25)* [to play WI singles F]
35 - YUI KAMIJI, JPN (12/23)*
31 - GORDON REID, GBR (2/29)*
27 - Aniek Van Koot, NED (3/24)*
24 - Stephane Houdet, FRA (4/20)*
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*-active; BOLD: won titles at WI '26

*SLAM "ROLLER" AWARD WINNERS*
2026 RG: Ksenia Chasteau, FRA (1st GS final)
2026 WI: Yui Kamiji, JPN (Career Golden Slam + won all 8 s/d)

*WIMBLEDON INVITATION DOUBLES WINNERS - SINCE 2007*
2007 Jana Novotna & Helena Sukova
2008 Jana Novotna & Kathy Rinaldi
2009 Martina Navratilova & Helena Sukova
2010 Martina Navratilova & Jana Novotna
2011 Lindsay Davenport & Martina Hingis
2012 Lindsay Davenport & Martina Hingis
2013 Lindsay Davenport & Martina Hingis
2014 Jana Novotna & Barbara Schett
2015 Magdalena Maleeva & Rennae Stubbs
2016 Martina Navratilova & Selima Sfar
2017 Cara Black & Martina Navratilova
2018 Kim Clijsters & Rennae Stubbs
2019 Cara Black & Martina Navratilova
2020-21 DNP
2022 Kim Clijsters & Martina Hingis
2023 Kim Clijsters & Martina Hingis
2024 Kim Clijsters & Martina Hingis
2025 Cara Black & Martina Hingis
2026 ??
[most wins/women]
7...Martina Hingis
5...Martina Navratilova
4...Kim Clijsters
4...Jana Novotna
3...Cara Black
3...Lindsay Davenport
2...Rennae Stubbs (+1 MX)
2...Helena Sukova
1...Magdalena Maleeva
1...Kathy Rinaldi
1...Barbara Schett
1...Selima Sfar
0...Marion Bartoli (+1 MX)
0...Katie O'Brien (+1 MX)
[MX Invitational]
2022 Marion Bartoli & Nenad Zimonjic
2023 Rennae Stubbs & Nenad Zimonjic
2024 Dominika Cibulkova & Mark Woodforde
2025 Katie O'Brien & Sebastien Grosjean
2026 ??





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BREAKING ๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿšจ Four New York Times journalists who reported on security concerns surrounding a Qatari-gifted jet serving as the new Air Force One have been subpoenaed by the Justice Department, the news outlet reported Friday. www.cnn.com/2026/07/11/p...

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— Lauren Ashley Davis (@laurenmeidasa.bsky.social) July 11, 2026 at 7:11 AM

According to the Times, some subpoenas were delivered by federal agents at the journalists’ homes. The newspaper called it a “brazen act” and warned it is an attempt to intimidate reporters and undermine press freedom.

— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) July 11, 2026 at 7:15 AM


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A federal court has rejected the orange felon’s request to put his disgusting name back on the Kennedy Center. Imagine being so pathetic, jealous and weak that you keep trying to add your name on someone else’s memorial. He belongs in jail.

— Ricky Davila (@therickydavila.bsky.social) July 11, 2026 at 12:09 AM











TOP QUALIFIER: Robin Montgomery/USA
TOP EARLY-ROUND (1r-2r): #1 Aryna Sabalenka/BLR (two straight sets wins; extends slam TB win streak to 21)
TOP MIDDLE-ROUND (3r-QF): #10 Karolina Muchova/CZE (def. consecutive multi-slam winners in Krejcikova/Osaka)
TOP LATE-ROUND (SF-F): #9 Linda Noskova/CZE (maiden slam title)
TOP QUALIFYING MATCH: Q1 - Anastasia Gasanova/RUS def. Varvara Lepchenko/USA 2-6/6-1/7-6(12-10) - Lepchenko led 5-3 in the 3rd, twice served for the match, led 5-1 in MTB and at 9-6 held four MP over a 5-point stretch. Gasanova wins 12-10.
TOP EARLY-RD. MATCH (1r-2r): 1st Rd. - Maya Joint/AUS def. Serena Williams/USA 6-3/6-7(6)/6-3 - 20-year old Aussie, 1-13 in her last 14 matches, defeats returning 44-year old Williams in her first singles match since 2022
TOP MIDDLE-RD. MATCH (3r-QF): 3rd Rd. - #9 Linda Noskova/CZE def. #17 Sorana Cirstea/ROU 2-6/6-3/7-6(11-9) - Noskova 4-2 lead in 3rd, Cirstea MP at 5-4 and Noskova 2 MP before deciding MTB; Noskova wins 11-9)
TOP LATE-RD. MATCH (SF-F/Jr.-WC): SF - #10 Karolina Muchova/CZE def. #7 Coco Gauff/USA 6-2/1-6/7-6(12-10) - both hold MP, Muchova wins classic 12-10 MTB
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FIRST VICTORY: #11 Belinda Bencic/SUI (def. Stojsavljevic/GBR)
FIRST SEED OUT: #20 Maja Chwalinska/POL (1st Rd. - hurt ankle/foot on MP up 6-2/5-2 vs. Sawangkaew/THA)
FIRST SLAM MD WINS: Anastasia Gasanova/RUS (2nd MD), Tyra Grant/ITA (1st MD), Mananchaya Sawangkaew/THA (2nd MD), Lanlada Tararudee/THA (2nd MD)
UPSET QUEENS: Czech Republic
REVELATION LADIES: Southeast Asians
NATION OF POOR SOULS: GBR (1-7 1st Rd., after 0/7 through qualfiying; Kartal DNP, Raducanu w/d and started 0-7 in MD play)
LAST QUALIFIER STANDING: Ashlyn Krueger/USA (4th Rd.)
LAST WILD CARD STANDING: Katie Swan/GBR (2nd Rd.)
PROTECTED RANKING WINS: Karolina Pliskova/CZE, Sara Sorribes Tormo/ESP (both 2nd Rd.)
LUCKY LOSERS: Darja Semenistaja/LAT(L)
LAST BRIT STANDING: Katie Swan/GBR (2nd Rd.)
Ms. OPPORTUNITY: Karolina Muchova/CZE and Linda Noskova/CZE
IT "Filipina": Alex Eala/PHI (first PHI woman to slam Round of 16)
COMEBACK PLAYER: Jasmine Paolini/ITA
CRASH & BURN: #2 Elena Rybakina/KAZ, #3 Iga Swiatek/POL and #6 Amanda Anisimova/USA ('22 champ and both '25 finalists lose in 3rd Round on middle Saturday)
ZOMBIE QUEEN OF LONDON: Linda Noskova/CZE (3r- saved MP vs. Cirstea)
DOUBLES STAR: Nominees: J.Kovackova, Dabrowski/Stefani
VETERAN PLAYER (KIMIKO CUP): Nominees: Mertens, Mladenovic, (Invitational WD)
LAWN COURT ROLLER: Yui Kamiji/JPN (completes Career Golden Slam, and career sweep of all major s/d WC titles, with 6-0/6-0 win in final over de Groot, the only other woman to have won the same set of titles)
JUNIOR BREAKOUT: Nominees: J.Kovackova, Pushkareva
SPIRIT OF JANA (NOVOTNA) HONOREES: Maja Chwalinska/POL (devastating loss in 1st Rd. after having MP at 6-2/5-2 before fall injures ankle); Karolina Muchova/CZE and Linda Noskova/CZE (first all-CZE Wimbledon F)








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