Congratulations to Novak Djokovic and Elena Rybakina for winning the Men's and Women's Championships at Wimbledon.
Last night 🏆#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/Z3Squ4c6B3
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 11, 2022
Novak Djokovic overcame Nick Kyrgios in the final. This now gives Djokovic his 21st major title, moving him past Roger Federer to solo 2nd among the men in terms of most grand slam titles won. He now also has 7 Wimbledon titles, tying him with Sampras at 2nd overall (behind Federer's 8). I wouldn't be surprised if Novak wins more majors before he eventually hangs his racquet and he has a decent chance of winning at least one more Wimbledon. Nadal got deep in his draw but unfortunately, after an incredible come-from-behind 5-set win over Taylor Fritz in the semis where he struggled with an abdominal injury, he had to withdraw before taking the court to play Kyrgios in the semis. It has still been an immense year for Rafa and hopefully he gets better soon. He missed the US Open last year and I would love to see him play in the tournament where he has won 4 titles.
While Novak was the favorite to win the title, Elena Rybakina was not. In fact, she was seeded #17, making her the second lowest seeded women's player to win Wimbledon since the WTA rankings began in 1975. She faced the very popular Tunisian player Ons Jabeur and you could tell that the audience seemed to be on Jabeur's side in the final. However, Rybakina kept her nerve and used her imposing power to come back from a set down to win the title in 3 sets. She is the first player from Kazakhstan to win a grand slam title. I actually really like her - I guess I am now a bit of a fan - and hopefully, she continues to go up the rankings and win more titles.
However, the result that impressed me the most was achieved by Diede De Groot, who won the women's wheelchair singles title. She has now won 8 consecutive Grand Slam titles. She won a Golden Slam last year and she is one event short of winning another Grand Slam (or Calendar Grand Slam) this year. I really look forward to seeing what other achievements Diede can achieve in her career.
Congratulations to Novak, Elena, Diede, and to all the other winners at this year's All England Lawn Tennis Championships!
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