With the 2022 Wimbledon Championships underway in London this week, it’s an exciting time in the tennis world as fans closely follow the action in one of the sport’s four major events.
However, not everyone is so enthused by what is widely deemed as the most prestigious professional tennis tournament in the world.
On Saturday, SportsCenter tweeted a video from the third-round bout between Australian Nick Kyrgios and four-seeded Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas — which Kyrgios took in a four-set upset — of this pretty slick between-the-legs serve from Kyrgios, which froze Tsitsipas in the match’s first set.
However, one anonymous online fan of the Seattle Seahawks was not entertained, and they made their feelings known in the replies.
Not a sport
— Seahawks fan 4 life Jose Azocar Truther (@seahawksfan2314) July 2, 2022
Is this probably just a good, old-fashioned (if relatively low-effort) attempt at a troll? Sure. But regardless, @seahawksfan2314 likely regretted it.
You see, it turns out major tennis tournaments like to stick together. And this time, it was the US Open that came to Wimbledon’s defense. The Open’s official account quickly snapped back with a shot at newly acquired Seattle Seahawks quarterback Drew Lock, a throw-in piece in the blockbuster Russell Wilson trade earlier this offseason with the Denver Broncos.
not a sport says the person about to watch 17 games of Drew Lock at QB
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) July 2, 2022
Talk about coming in from the top rope. I mean this tweet just leveled absolutely devestating damage on this poor, unsuspecting account that had no idea their day would include getting ratioed to high heaven by a US Open social media intern.
But even more unbelievably, they came back for more.
Seeing the growing ratio, the anonymous tennis hater opted for a last-ditch Hail Mary to regain control of the situation: Turn the ratio around on the US Open.
Ratio + ur event is poverty
— Seahawks fan 4 life Jose Azocar Truther (@seahawksfan2314) July 2, 2022
As you can imagine, this did not end well for “Seahawks fan 4 life Jose Azocar Truther.”
remind us again, we're "not a sport"
aren't there only 32 NFL teams? pic.twitter.com/SIMBfVrDlF
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) July 2, 2022
In all seriousness, it’s a shame this fantastic internet moment came at the expense of Drew Lock, who is taking all sorts of collateral damage thanks to an anonymous fan’s mistake.
Still, the unfortunate Seahawks fan learned an important lesson — when the US Open knocks you down, you best stay down.
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) July 2, 2022
