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July 6, 2022 Central Georgia Sports Report

Tuesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.

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Atlanta 7, St. Louis 1

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Bay Bay Thomas had stage 2 CTE

Around/About Central Georgia

Mercer Tennis Classic alums go deep at Wimbledon

Half of the women’s singles quarterfinalists at Wimbledon know their way around Macon and Mercer a little bit.

They played in the Mercer Tennis Classic.

Alja Tomljanovic is a little more familiar. Her sister Hana, a former player at Virginia, was a Mercer assistant for two years. Alja played in the MTC twice, losing in the finals in 2013 and quarters in 2017.

She outlasted Alize Cornet 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the fourth round, and now faces 17th-seed Elena Rybakina at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Tatjana Maria is in the semifinals, having knocked off German countrywoman Jule Niemeier 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. She now faces third seed Ons Jabeur, who eliminated Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 3-6, 6-1, 6-1.

Maria played in Macon in 2021, and it was a short stay, thanks to just having a baby, with a first-round loss. Maria and Jabeur play Friday at midnight.

Bouzkova had a better trip to town, losing in the semifinals in 2018.

Amanda Anismova of the United States, from New Jersey, has reached a semifinal after handling Harmony Tan 6-2, 6-3. Anismova was an up-and-coming teenager in her first-round loss in 2017 in Macon.

The 20th seed gets Simona Halep at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday.

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Pitching sizzles, Riley powers Braves past Cards

Edwards thrilled with Falcons fit

Atlanta coaches stimulating minds of new QBs

NBA/WNBA

Griner’s coach: This would be fixed by now if it was LeBron

Holmgren stands out in summer league debut

Baseball/MLB/College

Scherzer returns, in very good form

Schwarber powers Phillies past Nationals

Pittsburgh takes down Yankees