French players Arthur Rinderknech Y Benjamin Bonzinumber 355 of the ATP and number 205 of the ATP respectively won by 7(7)-6(5), 6(6)-7(8) and 6-2 to the Colombians robert farah Y Juan Sebastian Cabal, ATP number 27 and ATP number 27 respectively in the round of 16 of the Australian Open. With this result, we will continue to see the winners of this match during the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
Likewise, Rinderknech and Bonzi had 68% effectiveness on the first serve, committed 2 double faults and achieved 67% of the points on serve, while their rivals’ data is 57% effectiveness, 3 double faults and 65% of points obtained on serve.
During the quarterfinals, the winners will meet the Monegasque players Hugo Nys Y Jan Zielinski.
The tournament Australian Open Men Doubles It takes place on an outdoor hard court and a total of 64 couples participate. Likewise, its celebration takes place between January 18 and 28 in Melbourne.
Tennis, a great sport
Tennis is undoubtedly a classic sport. Every year, four tournaments (the so-called ‘Grand Slams’) attract all the world’s attention: the season begins with the australian opento continue with the clay track of Roland Garrostravels to London with the celebration of Wimbledon and finally concludes in the United States 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 grass.
Tennis originated 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 of 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 would be the ATP Challenger Tour, where the future stars of world tennis fight. In addition, the association also takes care of the Grand Slams.
The fight to be the best in history continues in the men’s category. The Spanish Rafael Nadalthe Serbian Novak Djokovic and the swiss Roger Federer they compete to improve all records and add the greatest number of Grand Slams. The three players are popularly referred to as ‘big three‘ in front of the new generations or ‘Next Gen’.
These future tennis stars have entered stomping on the global tennis circuit, 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 founded in 1973 by the famous former tennis player billie jean king. The Californian won 39 Grand Slam titles during her active career and is an icon for the world of tennis.
Today, there are many women’s tennis players who are also fighting to stay at the 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 top 10 of the WTA ranking.
In the year 2022, the Australian player Asleigh Barty announced his final retirement from the world of tennis and left behind an impressive career with several Grand Slams behind him. Now is the time for the other players to take over and become number 1.
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