Nick Kyrgios had a great Wimbledon. Even though he lost in the final to Novak Djokovic, Kyrgios proved that belonged with the top players with his unexpected run at Wimbledon. But travel back home to Australia wasn’t smooth with delayed flights and lost luggage. He was stuck at the Toronto airport and had to sleep on the floor with his girlfriend. (Yahoo)

Ashleigh Barty, who retired earlier this year, will open a tennis academy with Craig Tyzzer  and Jason Stoltenberg.

Serena Williams did not attend the Centenary celebrations at Wimbledon due to a courtesy car controversy (NY Post)

John McEnroe feels strongly that Novak Djokovic should be allowed to play at the US Open despite his vaccination status (NY Post)

Sue Barker retired from professional broadcasting after covering Wimbledon for 30 years (The Guardian)

Elena Rybakina, who was born in Russia, but is representing Kazakhstan, won the women’s title. It was an awkward moment for the tournament as it had banned Russian players from participating at this year’s tournament. (The Sun)

Eugenie Bouchard will skip Wimbledon because the tournament doesn’t offer points (Yahoo Sports)

Jelena Ostapenko is never afraid to get in her opponent’s face. After her win over Rebecca Marino, she said, “I mean… my level is way better than her today and I showed it” (Twitter)

Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic may miss the tournaments in Canada and the US, including the US Open. If the US and Canada don’t change rules by the fall, Djokovic stands to lose a lot of ranking points (Eurosport)

Anett Kontaveit is still recovering from COVID-19 and will miss Eastbourne (ERR)

Serena Williams will play at Wimbledon while sister Venus will skip the tournament (ESPN)

Andy Murray reached the Stuttgart Open final where he lost to Matteo Matteo Berrettini. He pulled out of Queen’s  citing an abdominal injury. He has two weeks to recover before Wimbledon begins. (ESPN)

For the 2022 edition, Wimbledon will offer a record $52.2 million in prize money. Singles winner will get a check for $2.5 million but a big chunk of the prize money increase will go to the early- round losers. (TFS)