Peangtarn PlipuechThai, number 345 of the WTA, defeated by 6-1 and 6-1 in an hour and two minutes to the czech Gabriela Andrea Knutsonnumber 470 of the WTA, in the quarterfinals of the tournament of nonthaburi. After this result, the tennis player obtains the position for the semifinals of the tournament of nonthaburi.
The match data shows that Plipuech managed to break his opponent’s serve 6 times. As for Knutson, he broke serve once.
The Thai will face off in the semifinals with the winner of the match in which the Turkish tennis player will face each other Cagla Buyukakcay Y Valeria Savinykh.
the tournament of nonthaburi (ITF Thailand 01A) takes place between January 1 and 8 on an outdoor hard court. In the championship there are a total of 56 tennis players.
A popular sport worldwide
Tennis is undoubtedly a classic sport. Every year, four tournaments (the so-called ‘Grand Slams’) gather all the world’s attention: the season begins with the australian opencontinue with the clay track of Roland Garrostravels to London with the celebration of Wimbledon and finally ends up in the USA with the US Open.
In the rest of the year, players also compete around the world completing seasons on different surfaces: hard or fast track, clay either herb.
tennis was born in Europe at the end of the 18th century and since 1926 it is a professional sport date the tour started. It was especially popular among the upper classes in English-speaking countries, but today it is a global sport. It’s divided in two categories: the men’s competition (ATP) and the women’s (WTA).
ATP
The ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) is the association of professional tennis players that brings together players from all over the world in the men’s category.
The ATP tour organizes several tournaments throughout the year: ATP Masters 1000 (if a player wins the tournament, he will get 1000 points to add to the ATP ranking), ATP 500 and ATP 250. Below these tournaments, in a lower step is the ATP Challenger Tour, where the future stars of world tennis compete. In addition, the association also takes care of the Grand Slams.
The fight to be the best in history is still latent in the men’s category. The Spanish Rafael Nadalthe Serbian Novak Djokovic and the swiss Roger Federer they compete to break all records and achieve the greatest number of Grand Slams. The three players are often referred to as ‘big three‘ in front of the new generations or ‘Next Gen’.
These potential future tennis stars have entered the world tennis circuit with a bang, as in the case of the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipasfrom Italian Matteo Berrettinithe German Alexander Zverev or the russians Medvedev Y Rublev.
Novak Djokovic currently holds the record for weeks at number 1 of the ATP rankings, closely followed by Roger Federer, the legendary American player Pete Sampras, Iván Lendl and Jimmy Connors.
WTA
The WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) was created in 1973 by the famous former tennis player billie jean king. The Californian won 39 Grand Slam titles during her active period and is a benchmark and icon for the world of tennis.
Today, there are many women’s tennis players fighting to stay on top of the world tennis elite and surpass Stefanie Graff or Serena Williams. Players like the Polish Iga Świątek (Roland Garros champion in 2021), the Greek Maria Sakkari either Paula Badosa (the first Spanish winner of Indian Wells) are fighting to stay in the famous top 10 of the WTA ranking.
In the year 2022, the Australian tennis player Asleigh Barty announced his final retirement from tennis and left behind an impressive career with several Grand Slams behind him. Now is the time for the other players to take over from him and become number 1.
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