Gloria Contrino manages to win in the previous qualifying round against Xenia Trifoi

Glory ContrinItalian won by 6-4 and 7-6 in Moldova Xenia Trifoni in the previous qualifying round of the tournament Sharm el-Sheikh. After this result, the winner adds new points to her ranking to be able to enter the tournament Sharm el-Sheikh.

in the tournament of Sharm el-Sheikh (ITF Egypt 34A) there is a preliminary qualifying phase that the players with the lowest points must pass in order to participate in the official tournament. A total of 34 players participate during this particular stage. Likewise, it takes place between December 4 and 11 on a hard outdoor track.

Tennis, a great sport

Tennis is undoubtedly a classic sport. Every year, four tournaments (the so-called ‘Grand Slams’) attract all the attention of the world: the season starts with the Open Australiato continue with the dirt track of Roland Garrostravels to London with the celebration of Wimbledon and ends in the United States with the US Open.

During the rest of the year, players compete around the world by completing seasons on different surfaces: hard or fast track, clay or grass.

Tennis originated in Europe at the end of the XVIII century and from 1926 it is a professional sports tour start date. It was particularly popular with the wealthy classes in English-speaking countries, but today it is a world sports. Is divided into of the categories: the men’s competition (ATP) and the women’s competition (WTA).

ATP extension

The ATP extension (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 holds several tournaments throughout the year: ATP Masters 1000 (where the winner of the tournament will get 1000 points to add to the ATP rankings), ATP 500 and ATP 250. Below these tournaments, one rung down is the ATP Challenger Tour, where future stars of the world tennis. In addition, ATP tennis also deals with the Grand Slam.

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 break all records and accumulate the most Grand Slams. The three players are often referred to as ‘Big Three‘ in front of the new generations or ‘Next Gen’.

These up-and-coming tennis stars stomped their way onto the world tennis circuit, as was the case with the Greek Stephen Tsitsipasof the Italian Matthew BerrettiniGerman Alexander Zverev or the Russians Medvedev yes rublov.

Novak Djokovic currently holds the record for weeks at number 1 of the ATP rankings, followed closely 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 career and is an icon to the tennis world.

Currently, there are many female tennis players in the women’s category who are fighting to stay at the top of the world tennis elite and surpass Stefanie Graff or Serena Williams. Players like the Pole Iga Swiatek (Roland Garros champion in 2021), the Greek Maria Saccari or Paola Badosa (the first Spanish winner of Indian Wells) are fighting to stay in the famous top 10 of the WTA rankings.

In the year 2022, the Australian tennis player Asleigh Barty has announced his permanent retirement from tennis and has put an end to an impressive career with several Slams under his belt. Now it’s time for the other players to take over and become number 1.

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