Weekend Essay
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| The summer of 2026 may go down in history as the summer of sports. Look no further than the TIME100 Sports list to see just how influential athletes are right now. |
| The 2026 World Cup is attracting millions of soccer fans to North American stadiums, crowded sports bars, and TV screens. |
| Earlier this summer, the New York Knicks clinched the NBA championship for the first time in 53 years. Knicks mania promptly shut down Manhattan and brought the five boroughs together. |
| Across the pond, another tournament—Wimbledon—is capturing the essence of what makes sports so special. Each year, Wimbledon’s unforgiving grass courts deliver tennis fans with surprising upsets. This year was no exception. |
| “That’s why we love tennis: the possibility of the erratic and unexpected,” writes Nick Pachelli for TIME’s Weekend Essay. “It reveals something like an inner-child curiosity in all of us, what happens when expected order gives way to wonder.” |
| Which tournament will end up defining the summer of 2026? Pachelli makes the case for the underdog: Wimbledon. |
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WEEKEND ESSAY
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Grand Slam: Why Wimbledon is still the biggest stage in tennis
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| By Nick Pachelli |
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| Photo-Illustration by TIME (Keystone View Company/FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images) |
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| This weekend, Linda Nosková will face Karolína Muchová and Jannik Sinner will play against Alexander Zverev in the much anticipated Wimbledon finals. The world will be watching. |
| Wimbledon endures not because it’s the most prestigious tournament, but because it’s the one that most feels like it belongs to everyone—from royals to regular fans. The groundskeepers tend it like family. And generation after generation of fans gets to inherit it like one. |
| Every spring, months before a single ball is struck, the groundskeepers of the All England Lawn Tennis Club begin their most important work of the year. In May 2023, I was invited to spend time with the staff during their preparation for Wimbledon. I hopped on the first flight, arriving at the club outside London in a dewy morning fog. |
| Nick Pachelli is a journalist and the author of "The Tennis Court." |
| Read the full essay here… |
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A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME
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What’s going on with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool repairs?
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| Just weeks after a multimillion-dollar renovation, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is already facing new repairs. |
| Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says the same contractor that completed the original work will return to repair damage to the pool’s waterproof liner, which officials say will require the pool to be partially drained again. |
| Here’s what you need to know about the reflection pool’s repairs in 60 seconds. |
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