Carl OzolinThe Latvian won in the previous qualifying round of the tournament Malibu for 6-3 and 6-4 to the American player Maxwell Mckennon. With this triumph, the tennis player manages to add new points to his ranking to get to participate in the tournament Malibu.
the tournament of Malibu (ITF United States F1) has a pre-entry phase that lower-level tennis players must pass in order to participate in the official tournament. During this part of the competition specifically, a total of 56 players participate. Likewise, it takes place between January 2 and 8 on an outdoor hard court.
A sport that has come to stay
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 Australiacontinue with the dirt track of Roland Garrosthen moves to London with the celebration of Wimbledon and ending 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 after the creation of the first tour. 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 (if a player wins the tournament, he will get 1000 points to add to the ATP rankings), ATP 500 and ATP 250. Below these tournaments, one rung below would be the ATP Challenger Tour, where future world tennis stars they fight . In addition, the association also deals with the Grand Slam.
The fight to be the best in history is still active in the men’s category. The Spanish Rafael Nadalthe Serbian Novak Djokovic and the Swiss Roger Federer they compete to break all records and add the most Grand Slams. The three players are often referred to as ‘Big Three‘ in front of the new generations or ‘Next Gen’.
These new future tennis stars stomped 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 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 in the tennis world.
Today there are many female tennis players who also struggle to remain 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 player Asleigh Barty announced his permanent retirement from the world of tennis and concluded an impressive career with several Grand Slams under his belt. Now is the chance for other players to take over and become number 1.
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