Mackenzie McDonald defeated Milos Raonic in the 1/8 finals of the tournament in Toronto.

American tennis player Mackenzie MacDonaldnumber 59 in the ATP, won 6-3 and 6-3 To Milos RaonicCanadian tennis player in the 1/8 finals of the tournament Toronto. After this result, we will continue to see the winner of the match in the next phase of the tournament. Torontonext stage.

In the next stage, which will take place today Thursday from 11:00 Spanish time, we will have a confrontation between McDonald and the winner of the match between Alexander (“Davidovich”) and Norwegian Casper Ruud.

tournament Toronto (National Bank Open) takes place from 7 to 13 August on an outdoor hard court. During the competition, a total of 56 tennis players meet each other.

Tennis is considered 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 Opencontinue on the clay path Roland Garrosthen moves to London for celebration Wimbledon and finally ends up in the USA with US Open.

During the rest of the year, players 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, the date the tour was created. 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 get 1000 points to add to the ATP ranking), ATP 500 and ATP 250. Below these tournaments, at a lower level, we will have the ATP Challenger Tour, where future world tennis stars fight. In addition, he is also in charge of the Grand Slam tournaments.

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

These future tennis stars entered the world tennis scene, as was 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 Slam titles in her active career and is an icon in the world of tennis.

There are many female tennis players currently in the women’s category who are fighting 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 it’s the other players’ turn to take over and become number 1.