Technology has increasingly taken over the sport and in tennis it has not been the exception, especially when in the past there were so many discussions about the points on the lines on the playing courts.
This is how the dispute over a point due to the intervention of the famous ceased to be a headache some time ago “Hawk Eye“.
Now, it turns out that the same technology in tennis will now be enabled for the best basketball in the world, yes, the nba one.
As of the 2023-2024 season it is technology will take a break to the work of the referees in a sport where sometimes the human eye is not capable of capturing details and therefore mistakes have been the “daily bread”.
they had even been lateespecially when we are talking about the so-called “burst sport”, where many economic interests are also at stake when a decision leads a team to victory or defeat.
Which are the specific points for a decision-making in the case of basketball, the position of the players’ feet in the three-point shots or knowing if an element touched the ball while inside or outside the court.
In this sense, it is worth saying that tennis has at least managed to be spearhead in technology and this pact with the NBA was reported to be for several years.
The cream and cream present
There are tennis tournaments where the presence of the best of the best is more than guaranteed, such is the case of Monte Carlo Master 1000to be played from April 8 to 16, as the opener of the clay-court season at the Monte-Carlo Country Club courts.
It’s about the edition 116 that will take place in the heart of the Principality and where everyone wants to be.
Thus, from the beginning the presence of the Greek defending champion is confirmed Stefanos Tsitsipaswho last year won his second consecutive title.
Over time, the presence of the best 20 tennis rackets led by the brand new number one in the world, the Serbian Novak Djokovic, who today boasts his 380th week as number one in the world.
It should be noted that Nole has already surpassed the already immortal Steffi Graff with 377 weeks leading the cusp of the world tennis ranking, of course, in the WTA
They are added to this great cast in Monte -Carlo, Carlos Alcaraz (No. 2), Stefanos Tsitsipas (No. 3), Casper Ruud (No. 4), Taylor Fritz (No. 5), Daniil Medvedev (No. 6), Andrey Rublev (No. 7), Holger Rune (No. 8), Félix Auger-Aliassime (No. 10) and Rafael Nadal, absent from the courts since January due to an injury and who is expected to have no major inconvenience.
No one is ready for retirement
With few honorable exceptions, very few athletes high performance are ready for retirement.
In the case of the Swiss tennis player Roger Federer it seems that everything was very easy for you or possibly less complex than you expected.
The famous member of the most winning trident in recent years, along with Roger Federer, who is in check due to injuries, and Novak Djokovic, the current number in the world ranking, it seems that the Swiss He had scheduled his retirementat least it seems so.
The last appearance Federer’s meeting in society was at the Laver Cup in September 2022, where he said goodbye to world tennis, and from then on he dedicated himself to traveling.
As usual, the Swiss still had commitments to their sponsors that have kept him active and linked to tennis, although not necessarily on the court, but around the sport he is most passionate about.
Se he said happy and looks calm next to his family, although he has made it clear that he now has time to dedicate more time to his foundation, focused on supporting educational projects in Africa and his native Switzerland.
It is to return a little of how much tennis gave him. something they should imitate many stars Withdrawals from any sporting field.
Friends, until next time.
– Eng. César Ramírez Aguirre
– 40 years of professional career
– Generating champions
