Good Morning! Today is Monday, July 14. Here’s what happened over the weekend in the world of sports.

WIMBLEDON

Last summer, Iga Swiatek won her third French Open in a row and was at the top of the sport. Since that victory, the 24-year-old faced a short suspension for a contaminated drug sample, dropped from number one to number eight in the rankings, and failed to win another tournament. Questions swirled around Swiatek– was she only good on clay? Had her competitors figured her out? Would she ever get back to the top? It appears we might have been a bit quick jumping to any conclusions. Iga won her sixth career Grand Slam at Wimbledon on Saturday, taking down Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 in record time. She was on the front foot for the final, but really for her entire two weeks on grass, leaving no doubt as to Swiatek’s talent and winning pedigree. “It's hard to compare [this title] to the other Grand Slams, but yeah, I feel like I'm just going to enjoy it and enjoy the way I felt on the court over the past few weeks. There were a lot of people, especially back home, [who] kind of doubted me and not making it easy for me to do my job, and I mean, the expectations and everything,” said the champion after the match. "So I hope I prove to everybody that they should just kind of leave me alone, let me do my work, let me focus on myself, and I'll have great performances as I did today." As for Anisimova, it was a disappointing conclusion to an otherwise fantastic tournament. However, I believe she’ll be back on this stage soon, better prepared and with even more belief that she belongs. We’ve now had three different Grand Slam champions this year, with five different finalists. There’s a lot of talent at the top of women’s tennis.

The men’s final gave us a rematch of one of the greatest matches we’ve ever seen. For the second time in the Open Era, the finalists from the French Open squared off again a few weeks later in the finals of Wimbledon. Last time it none other than Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, in 2008. Yesterday, we saw another epic chapter in the budding rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. Here’s how it went down:

• Despite falling down an early break and trailing 4-2, the two-time defending champion Alcaraz looked like the much more comfortable of the two competitors in the first set. The Spaniard roared back to claim the opener 6-4, sealing the lead with one of the more remarkable points of the tournament.

• But Alcaraz wobbled slightly to begin the second, and a window opened for the Italian. Sinner took advantage of the opportunity and held on for a 6-4 win of his own. The game, as they say, was afoot.

• The third set is where Sinner found his rhythm. Sinner won 84% of his first serve points, dictating play and completely suffocating the creativity of his opponent. He broke Alcaraz’s serve at 4-4 and was clinical in serving out the set. With a second 6-4 score to his name, Jannik Sinner was one set away from Wimbledon glory.

• And then somehow, Sinner got even better. He upped his first serve winning percentage to 93% in the fourth set! He won all eight of the points in which he came to the net, had both more winners and less unforced errors than Alcaraz, and frankly, played an almost flawless set of tennis. A grin spread across the face of Carlos Alcaraz when he earned two break points at 3-4, earning a chance to tie things up and get back on serve. Were we about to see that patented Alcaraz magic? Nope. Not this time. Sinner buckled down, took care of business, and closed out his first Wimbledon title. The final score was 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

A fantastic conclusion to a wonderfully entertaining tournament in London. And it’s crazy to think that Jannik Sinner was just one point away from holding all four Grand Slam titles at the same time. Regardless, we should all be thankful that these two keep pushing each other. "I'm just really, really happy about having this rivalry with him," said Alcaraz about Sinner. "It's great for us, and it is great for tennis." And so, at least for today, it’s Jannik Sinner who claims the crown. The US Open is just around the corner…

MLB

A couple of highlights from the weekend’s games before a much-needed all-star break kicks in today:

• Byron Buxton hit for the cycle on Saturday– on his bobblehead day! The Twins outfielder will look to keep the hot bat going tonight in the Home Run Derby.

• Congratulations to Reds manager Terry Francona, the 13th skipper to reach 2,000 career wins! While Cincinnati hasn’t been as successful this season as the organization had hoped, there’s no doubt Francona will one day have a spot in Cooperstown.

• Facing a surplus of batting prospects, Orioles traded outfielder Kyle Stowers this winter for pitching. Baltimore has been one of the more disappointing teams so far this season, while Stowers is thriving for Miami. To make matters worse for O’s fans, Stowers blasted three homers of his former team yesterday as part of an 11-1 Miami win.

NOTEWORTHY NEWS

Lionel Messi became the first player in MLS history to score multiple goals in four consecutive games… and then he broke his own record on Saturday, scoring two goals in game number five. I didn’t think you could be too good for a professional league, but is there a chance Messi has broken American soccer?

Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal were named the starting pitchers for tomorrow night’s all-star game. Meanwhile, Brewers rookie Jacob Misirowski was one of a million injury or fatigue replacements named to the best-of-the-best rosters. A lot of people were really unhappy that The Mis, a rookie who has only pitched five games, was bestowed an ASG honor with only a few appearances. I get it, but no one should be upset that one of the most exciting young talents in the sport will appear in an exhibition game.

The MLB Draft kicked off all-star week with a surprising first round. Almost none of the experts predicted the top few picks, which made for a more interesting draft than usual. The best story of the night, however, was the Rockies selection at number four overall. Colorado chose high school shortstop Ethan Holliday, son of former Rockies outfielder Matt Holliday. A super cool story that makes all of us feel a bit old! Like his dad, Ethan is an exceptional hitter. He’ll attempt to join his brother Jackson, a top five pick from a few years ago, in the big leagues. That’s an impressive baseball family.

***A reminder that the fans selected me as an MLB All-Star this year! Unless there’s a perfect game, LeBron James is traded, or something else of similar wildness and importance occurs, there will be no Remix the rest of the week.***

THIS WEEK’S BIG GAMES (all times Eastern)

MLB ALL-STAR WEEK:

• Home Run Derby, tonight at 8 PM on ESPN

• All-Star Game, tomorrow at 8 PM on Fox

GOLF: The Open Championship, Thursday-Sunday on NBC/Peacock

WNBA: All-Star Game, Saturday at 8:30 PM on ABC

NBA SUMMER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP: Sunday at 10 PM on ESPN

“I had a very tough loss in Paris. But at the end of the day, it doesn't really matter how you win or you lose the important tournaments. You just have to understand what you did wrong. Trying to work on that – that's exactly what we did. We tried to accept the loss and then just kept working. And this is, for sure, why I'm holding this trophy here,” –2025 Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner

Hope you have a wonderful middle of July break– see you again next Monday!