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It’s Official: Serena Williams Gets Main Draw Wild Card into Wimbledon, and Eastbourne for Doubles

It’s Official: Serena Williams Gets Main Draw Wild Card into Wimbledon, and Eastbourne for Doubles

The seven-time champion will play for the first time in a year. By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday June 14, 2022

Wimbledon has made it official – Serena Williams, seven-time singles champion, has been granted a wild card to this year’s Championships.

Tennis Express

The 40-year-old American, who has not played since retiring from her first-round match at Wimbledon last year, is one of six singles wild cards that the tournament named on Tuesday.

She joins five British women – Katie Boulter, Jodie Burrage, Sonay Kartal, Yuriko Miyazaki and Katie Swan – on the list.


On the men’s side, Stan Wawrinka and Tim Van Rijthoven were given main draw wild cards, along with five other British men – Liam Broady, Jay Clarke, Alistair Gray, Paul Jubb and Ryan Peniston.

Main draw play begins on June 27, while qualifying kicks off on June 20.

Additionally, Williams has also accepted a wild card to play doubles at Eastbourne next week. She will pair with Tunisia's Ons Jabeur.

Weeknight Venison Taco Pie Recipe

Weeknight Venison Taco Pie Recipe

Jennifer Danella
venison taco pie recipe

Who’s hungry?! If it’s a weeknight, the answer is everyone, and the correct solution isn’t always that easy. This venison taco pie recipe is relatively simple, plus it’s a great way to use up all that ground venison you likely have in your freezer. There are usually some good vibes that come along with taco […]

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PHOTOS: 10 Weird Animals With Unique Looks, Traits, and Habits

PHOTOS: 10 Weird Animals With Unique Looks, Traits, and Habits

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unusual animals

Whether you’ve seen them in person or not, we’ve all heard of unusual animals, whether it’s the tree-dwelling sloth, the duck-billed platypus, or a flying fish. The animal kingdom certainly does love variety, particularly when it comes to the unusual ways animals have evolved to cope with their environments. With more than 1.3 million species […]

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4 Best Baits for Spawning Bass

4 Best Baits for Spawning Bass

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best baits for spawning bass

The spawning season for bass is an awesome time to fish, and many legendary bass have been caught during this time frame. But like every great thing to be had, the bass spawn will make you earn your catch. On a good day fishing the spawn, you could load a boat full of big bass, […]

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New Boone & Crockett Club Elkhorn Coffee Roast Pitching in for Conservation

New Boone & Crockett Club Elkhorn Coffee Roast Pitching in for Conservation

Elkhorn Coffee Roasters
boone and crockett club elkhorn coffee

Elkhorn Coffee has a new offering that is the product of a partnership with Boone & Crockett to produce and sell a coffee just for hunters who want to help support conservation. If you are a coffee lover, this is the sort of thing that connects your daily habits with the support of meaningful conservation […]

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YouTube Hunting Video Leads to 16-Month Prison Sentence for California Felon

YouTube Hunting Video Leads to 16-Month Prison Sentence for California Felon

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California Felon

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife made a poaching bust with a little help from YouTube in May, and the man caught has now been sentenced to 16 months after pleading no contest to a glut of crimes including violation of the terms of his probation. The CDFW reported in a post on social […]

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Lake Ontario Fishing: 5 Ways to Fish in These Iconic Waters

Lake Ontario Fishing: 5 Ways to Fish in These Iconic Waters

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Lake Ontario Fishing

One of the five Great Lakes, Lake Ontario is surrounded by the Canadian province of Ontario and New York state, with Rochester city sitting on its southern shore. It runs to the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence River. Lake Ontario spans seven regions in upstate New York, including Niagara County and Oswego County. You’ll […]

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Rookie Ryan Salzman’s First Win a ‘Dream Come True’

Rookie Ryan Salzman’s First Win a ‘Dream Come True’


watts bar lake

The Tennessee River lakes are some of the most regarded bass fisheries in the world. Pickwick, Guntersville, Wheeler, Chickamauga, and Kentucky Lake all come to mind when discussing these famed lakes, but Watts Bar Lake has flown under the radar, having never hosted a top-level professional bass tournament until this year. It was an unknown […]

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