Arthur Fery Stuns Wimbledon, Reeve Makes WNBA History

On this episode of Yesterday in Sports, Chris Horwedel recaps a packed day across Wimbledon, the WNBA, MLB, international baseball growth, and the Tour de France. The show opens at Wimbledon, where British wildcard Arthur Fery continues one of the most improbable Grand Slam runs in recent memory. Fery beats Flavio Cobolli in straight sets to reach the Wimbledon semifinals after entering the tournament ranked 114th in the world. Chris explains the historical weight of the run, with Fery becoming only the fourth male wildcard to reach a Grand Slam semifinal and the first Wimbledon men’s wildcard semifinalist since Goran Ivanišević won the tournament in 2001. He now faces Alexander Zverev, who beat Taylor Fritz in straight sets.

The women’s Wimbledon draw also gets a fresh semifinal feel, as Marta Kostyuk beats Jasmine Paolini to reach her first Wimbledon semifinal, while Linda Nosková defeats Elise Mertens. With Coco Gauff and Karolína Muchová on the other side of the draw, all 4 remaining women are chasing their first Wimbledon title.

In the WNBA, Caitlin Clark returns from a back injury in limited minutes, but the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Indiana Fever behind big games from Nneka Ogwumike, Rae Burrell, and Dearica Hamby. Chris explains the context of Clark’s minutes restriction, Aliyah Boston also missing the game, and why the result matters for a Sparks team trying to stabilize. Cheryl Reeve also makes WNBA history, becoming the league’s all-time regular-season wins leader after Minnesota beats Connecticut. Chris highlights Reeve’s 4 championships with the Lynx and her role in building one of the defining franchises in WNBA history. Golden State also stays hot with a sixth straight win over expansion Toronto.

In MLB, Dylan Cease comes within 3 outs of a no-hitter for Toronto in a dominant 10-0 win over San Francisco, striking out 11 before Heliot Ramos breaks up the bid in the ninth. Kazuma Okamoto hits a first-inning grand slam, while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer add late home runs. Chris also covers the Cubs hitting 5 homers against the Orioles, the Rays shutting out the Yankees, the Mets beating the Royals with a 5-run eighth, and Mookie Betts delivering late for the Dodgers.

The episode also looks at Major League Baseball’s push into India through a new partnership with Indian cricket star Suryakumar Yadav. Chris explains why MLB is using cricket as the cultural bridge, why All-Star Week in Philadelphia gives the partnership a launch point, and why the renewed JioStar broadcast deal matters for accessibility and long-term audience growth.

The show closes with the Tour de France, where Olav Kooij wins Stage 5 in Pau for his first Tour stage victory. A late crash splits the peloton and disrupts the sprint setup, but Kooij navigates the chaos to win. Torstein Træen keeps the yellow jersey as the race heads toward the mountains, where Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, and the other general-classification contenders are expected to make their next moves.

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