June 20th update

Rory McIlroy: New King of the Golf World?

22 year old Rory McIlroy’s shattered records left and right at the US Open and became the second youngest player to win one of Golf’s four majors (along with the Masters, PGA Tournament, and British Open) since World War II.
- McIlroy suffered a major blow to his psyche after blowing up at the Masters a few months ago, eventually finishing in 15th place in that tournament, after having a dominant lead ¾ of the way through. He was able to hold onto a large lead this time, at the Congressional Golf Course in Maryland for his first major title.
- McIlroy broke the records for the biggest win and best score in the history of this 112 year old tournament. He also becomes the second Irishman in as many years to win the US Open.
- The success of this universally well-liked player is a boon for fans of golf who want the sport to recover from the hit in popularity that has accompanied the fall from grace, both on and off the course, of Tiger Woods.


125th Wimbledon begins Monday with epic rematch

A year after playing the longest match in the history of professional tennis, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut are at it again, matched up to play in the first round of Wimbledon. Isner won the first round matchup that took over 11 hours during parts of 3 different days. In the 5th set, alone they played 138 games.
- Serena Williams also makes her reappearance onto the big stage, playing in only her second tournament since last year's Wimbledon because of a cut on her right foot and a pulmonary embolism. Tournaments are not required to seed by ranking so even though Serena is ranked 26th, she is seeded 7th due in part to her strong performance on the big stage in past years.
- Rafael Nadal is seeded #1 for the men while Caroline Wozniacki was awarded the top spot for the women.
- Second-ranked Kim Clijsters had to withdraw from the tournament due to a right foot injury, and one of the top Americans on the men's side, Sam Querrey, had to drop out due to injury as well.