The home teams took their Game 1 losses personally https://thegist.createsend1.com/t/t-i-ajdkdo-l-yh/, bouncing back with big Game 2 wins to even each series at one apiece on Wednesday.

The first round action of tennis’ final 2022 Grand Slam brought a handful of stunning eliminations — including men’s world No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas and women’s defending champ Emma Raducanu — but all eyes are on one player who’s still in contention: Serena, of course.

After the road teams pulled off nail-biter upsets in Game 1, can the higher-seeded home teams stop the bleeding and even their series tonight?

Game 1s done and dusted.

Today’s Scroll has the lowdown on everything you need to know before the final tennis Grand Slam of the season and likely of Serena Williams’ career, the US Open, begins tomorrow in NYC. Let’s hit the court.

The No. 3 Connecticut Sun punched their ticket with a convincing Wednesday win over the No. 6 Dallas Wings, setting up a couple of top-four seed best-of-five matchups. Getcha popcorn ready.

While the season-culminating PGA Tour Championship teed off yesterday, the golf world remains at war as the PGA vs. Saudi Arabian–backed LIV Golf feud continues to ramp up off the links.

The puck drops on the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) Women’s World Championships tonight, so we’re sliding into your inbox with a special edition newsletter featuring a full breakdown of the tourney, the top three teams to know and the players to watch before the games begin.

Another ticket, punched. The No. 2 Chicago Sky are through to the semis after last night’s thrilling victory and will face the winner of tonight’s do-or-die matchup between the No. 3 Connecticut Sun and No. 6 Dallas Wings. Yeehaw!

Just like your friend getting back together with their ex, the Brooklyn Nets announced yesterday that Kevin Durant (KD) will stay with the team, ending a summer of rumors sparked by the superstar’s request for a trade. Talk about a pump fake.

If you’re reading this, you might have noticed things are looking different around here: we’ve had (another) makeover. Exciting, no?

After a weekend of record-setting action, the WNBA semifinals are halfway set.