Novak Djokovic advanced to the next round of the Cincinnati tournament

Novak DjokovicSerb, ATP No. 2 and seed 2, won 6-3 and 6-2 To Gael MonfilsFrench tennis player in the 1/8 finals of the tournament cincinnati. With such a result, the tennis player enters the next stage of the tournament. cincinnati.

After this meeting, next Thursday at 20:30 Spanish time, the next round will take place, in which the Serbian tennis player and the American will meet each other. Taylor Fritznumber 9.

tournament cincinnati (West and South Open) takes place from 13 to 20 August on open hard courts. During the competition, a total of 56 tennis players meet each other.

Tennis is undoubtedly a classic sport. Every year, four tournaments (the so-called “Grand Slams”) attract everyone’s attention: the season starts with Australian Opento continue the clay path Roland Garrosthen goes to London for the celebration Wimbledon and finally ends up in the United States with US Open.

During the rest of the year, players continue to compete around 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 after the creation of the first round. It was especially popular among the upper classes of the English-speaking countries, but nowadays 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, the ATP tennis tournament is also responsible for 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 break all records and win 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 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 player Esley Barty announced his final retirement from tennis and left behind an impressive career with several Grand Slams. Now it’s the other players’ turn to take over and become number 1.