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Carl Lewis, Rafael Nadal, Nadia Comaneci and Serena Williams travel with the Olympic Flame down the Seine River at the 2024 Paris Olympic Opening Ceremony.

Jul 9, 2024; London, United Kingdom; Emma Navarro (USA) serves against Jasmine Paolini (ITA) (not pictured) in a ladies' singles quarter final match on day nine of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at The All England Lawn Tennis Club.

Jun 9, 2024; Paris, France; Carlos Alcaraz of Spain returns a shot during the men’s singles final against Alexander Zverev of Germany on day 15 of Roland Garros at Stade Roland Garros. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports

Jul 5, 2024; London, United Kingdom; Coco Gauff (USA) waves to the crowd after her match against Sonay Kartal (GBR)(not pictured) in ladies' singles on day five of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

Aug 1, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Alexander Zverev (GER) with his gold medal after the men's singles gold medal match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Ariake Tennis Park.

James on the bench at his first Olympics in 2004.

Coco Gauff joins LeBron James as the female flag bearer for Team USA at the Paris Olympics.

Jul 9, 2024; London, United Kingdom; Jannik Sinner (ITA) reacts after winning a point against Daniil Medvedev (not pictured) in a gentlemen's singles quarter-final match on day nine of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at The All England Lawn Tennis Club.

Jun 2, 2024; Paris, France; Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic celebrates winning her match against Olga Danilovic of Serbia match on day eight of Roland Garros at Stade Roland Garros.

Rafael Nadal celebrates winning a semifinal match at the 2024 Swedish Open.

Quentin Halys prepares to hit a shot after falling down during his quarterfinal match against Gustavo Heide at Roy Emerson Arena at the Swiss Open in Gstaad, Switzerland on Friday.

Alcaraz defeated Djokovic in straight sets in the Wimbledon final.

Jul 14, 2024; London, United Kingdom; Carlos Alcaraz of Spain poses with the trophy after winning the men’s singles match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia on day 14 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

Krejcikova defeated Paolini to claim the 2024 Wimbledon title.

Alcaraz defeated Djokovic in straight sets to claim his second Wimbledon title.

Jul 12, 2024; London, United Kingdom; Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) reacts after losing a point against Daniil Medvedev (not pictured) in a gentlemen's singles semifinal on day twelve of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

Barbora Krejcikova celebrates after her match against Elena Rybakina.

Carlos Alcaraz speaks during a post-match interview following his Wimbledon semifinal victory over Daniil Medvedev at the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England on Friday.

This will be just the seventh time the 28-year-old has played in the final of a WTA event since turning pro in 2017.

Serena Williams blasted Harrison Butker during the ESPYs.

Djokovic addressed the Wimbledon crowd after his straight-set victory over Holger Rune.