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Homeruns and Touchdowns Not Holding Gen Z’s Interest

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Source: Statista

The NFL and MLB don’t seem to be drawing in the kids like they used to. According to a new poll released by Morning Consult, generation Z, the youngest cohort of adults who currently are between the ages of 18 and 21, are departing from their older peers when it comes to their taste in sports. While the NFL still stands as a favorite for adults generally and young adults specifically, there is now a 5-percentage point difference between young adults and adults widely.

That departure only widens when looking at other sports leagues. The favorability of the NBA among younger adults spiked by around 10 percentage points when compared to older adults. The MLB was bumped to the third favorite sports league by generation Z, marking another 10-percentage point difference between young adults and their older counterparts. This puts American Major League Soccer within spitting distance of Major League Baseball when it comes to the favorability of the different leagues by the youngest generation of Americans.

Chasing Roger Federer

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Novak Djokovic followed up his Wimbledon win with another victory at the US Open on Sunday. The 31-year-old Serb beat Argentinian Juan Martin Del Potro 6-3 7-6 6-3 in a match that wasn’t as one-sided as the scoreline suggests. Returning with back-to-back major titles after a two-year slump is an incredible achievement by Djokovic, who had struggled with motivation, private issues and a stubborn elbow injury after winning the French Open in the summer of 2016.

Djokovic’s third US Open title, his 14th major title overall, puts him level with Pete Sampras in terms of Grand Slam wins. Looking exclusively at active players, the Serb only has Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer to catch. While the latter seems far away at 20 titles, everything seems possible for Novak Djokovic in current form. While Nadal has had to withdraw from his semi-final with a knee injury, Roger Federer crashed out early for the second consecutive Grand Slam tournament, feeding rumors that he might be human after all.