the american player Peyton Stearnsnumber 209 of the WTA and seed number 6, fulfilled the forecasts by winning by 6-2 y 7-5 to the Belgian player Mary Benoitnumber 300 of the WTA, in the round of 16 of the tournament of Orlando. After this result, the tennis player takes the place for the quarterfinals of the tournament Orlando.
Benoit managed to break his opponent’s serve 3 times, while Stearns, for his part, did it 6 times. Likewise, in the first serve the American had a 66% effectiveness, 4 double faults and achieved 58% of the points on serve, while the effectiveness of her rival was 80%, she committed 2 double faults and got 47 % of the points to serve.
In the quarterfinals the American player will face the American Kayla Daynumber 193 and seed number 4.
The celebration of the tournament Orlando (ITF USA 05A) takes place from January 23 to 29 on an outdoor hard court. A total of 56 players participate in this competition.
A sport that endures over time
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 Open the Australiato continue with the clay track of Roland Garrosthen moves to London with the celebration of Wimbledon and finally closes 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 o grass.
Tennis originated in Europa at the end of the 18th century and since 1926 it is a professional sport, the date the tour was created. It was especially popular among the upper classes in English-speaking countries, but today it is a global sport. It’s divided in of the 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 take 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 improve all records and achieve the greatest number of Grand Slams. The three players are frequently referred to as ‘Big Three‘ in front of the new generations or ‘Next Gen’.
These promising tennis stars have entered stomping on the world tennis circuit, as in the case of the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipasof the Italian Matthew 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 at the top of the world tennis elite and surpass Stefanie Graff or Serena Williams. Players like the Polish Iga Swiatek (Roland Garros champion in 2021), the Greek Maria Sakkari o 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 tennis player Asleigh Barty announced his final retirement from tennis and left behind an impressive career with several Grand Slams behind him. Now it is the turn of the other players to take over from him and become number 1.
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