Casper Ruud out of Toronto tournament

Spanish player Alexander Davidovich won in the 1/8 finals of the tournament Toronto To 7-6(4), 4-6 and 7(7)-6(4) Norwegian player Casper Ruudnumber 5 in the ATP and seed number 3. With this result, we can continue to see the winner of the match in the next phase of the tournament Torontonext stage.

Davidovich will play in the next stage against the American Mackenzie MacDonaldnumber 59, today is Thursday at 11:00 Spanish time.

in the tournament Toronto (National Bank Open) face a total of 56 players. In addition, it takes place from 7 to 13 August on hard outdoors.

Tennis is undoubtedly a classic sport. Every year, four tournaments (the so-called “Grand Slams”) gather all the attention of the whole world: the season starts with Australian Opento continue the clay path Roland Garrostravels to London to celebrate Wimbledon and finally closes in the United States with US Open.

During the rest of the year, players also compete all over the world, finishing seasons on different surfaces: hard or fast track, clay or grass.

Tennis originated in Europe at the end of the 18th century and since 1926 is professional sports tour start date. It was especially popular among the upper classes of the English-speaking countries, but today it is global sport. It is divided into two categories: men’s competition (ATP) and women’s (WTA).

ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) is an association of professional tennis players that unites players from all over the world in the men’s category.

The ATP Tour hosts several tournaments throughout the year: ATP Masters 1000 (if the player wins the tournament, he will receive 1000 points to add to the ATP rating), ATP 500 and ATP 250. Below these tournaments at a lower level will be the ATP Challenger Tour, where future world tennis stars compete. . In addition, he is also in charge of the Grand Slam tournaments.

The fight for the title of the best in history continues in the men’s category. Spanish Rafael NadalHe Serbian Novak Djokovic and Swiss Roger Federer they compete to improve all records and achieve the most Grand Slams. The three players are often referred to as “big three‘ before new generations or ‘Next Gen’.

These up-and-coming tennis stars have successfully entered the world of tennis, as is the case with Greek tennis players. Stefanos Tsitsipasfrom Italian Matteo BerrettiniGerman Alexander Zverev or Russian Medvedev And Rublev.

Novak Djokovic currently holds the record for week number 1 ATP rankings, followed by Roger Federer, legendary American player Pete Sampras, Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors.

BTA (Women’s Tennis Association) was founded in 1973 by a famous former tennis player Billie Jean King. The Californian has won 39 Grand Slams in her active career and is a benchmark and icon in the world of tennis.

There are many female tennis players currently in the women’s category who are also struggling to stay at the top of the global tennis elite and surpass Stephanie Graff or Serena Williams. Players like the Poles Iga Sviontek (2021 Roland Garros champion), Greek Maria Sakkari or Paula Badosa (the first Spanish winner of Indian Wells) are fighting to stay in the top 10 of the WTA rankings.

In 2022 Australian tennis player Esley Barty announced his final retirement from the world of tennis and ended an impressive career with several Grand Slams under his belt. Now other players have the opportunity to take over and become number 1.