Francis Tiafoe advances to the round of 16 of the ATP 500 tournament in Acapulco

American tennis player Francis Tiafoenumber 15 in the ATP and seeded number 6, lived up to expectations by winning the round of 16 of the ATP 500 tournament in acapulco in one hour and forty-eight minutes per 7(8)-6(6) and 6-4 to the Japanese player Yoshihito Nishioka, number 34 of the ATP. After this result, we will continue to see the winner of the match in the next phase of the ATP 500 tournament at acapulcothe knockout stages.

Nishioka managed to break his rival’s serve once, while Tiafoe did so twice. Similarly, the American had a first serve at 69% and committed 2 double faults, managing to win 75% of the service points, while his opponent had a first serve at 55% and a double fault, managing to winning 63% of the service. serving points.

After this meeting, tomorrow Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. Spanish time will take place the round of 16 in which Tiafoe and the Spaniards will face each other Feliciano Lopez.

Tennis is unquestionably a classic sport. Each year, four tournaments (called “Grand Slams”) attract all the attention of the world: the season begins with the Open Australiacontinue with the dirt track of Roland Garrostravels to London with the celebration of Wimbledon and finally ends in the United States with the U.S. Open.

The rest of the year, players continue to compete around the world, completing seasons on different surfaces: hard or fast track, clay oh grass.

There ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) is the association of professional tennis players which brings together players from all over the world in the men’s category.

The ATP circuit 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 echelon is the ATP Challenger Tour, where future stars compete world tennis. Moreover, he is also in charge of the Grand Slam tournaments.

The fight to be the best in history is still latent among men. The Spaniard Raphael Nadalhe Serbian Novak Djokovic and the Swiss Roger Federer they compete to improve all records and win the most Grand Slam tournaments. The three players are commonly referred to as ‘big three‘ in front of the new generations or ‘Next Gen’.

These potential future tennis stars entered the world tennis circuit with a bang, as in the case of the Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipasfrom Italian Matthew Berretinigerman Alexander Zverev or the russians Medvedev there Rublev.

There WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) was founded in 1973 by the famous former tennis player Billie Jean King. The Californian has won 39 Grand Slam titles during her active phase and is a reference and an icon for the world of tennis.

Today, many female tennis players are vying to stay at the top of the world’s tennis elite and surpass Stefanie Graff or Serena Williams. Players like the Polish Iga Swiatek (Roland Garros champion in 2021), the Greek Maria Sakkari oh Paula Badosa (the first Spanish winner of Indian Wells) are fighting to stay in the famous top 10 of the WTA rankings.

In the year 2022, the Australian tennis player Asleigh Barty announced his permanent retirement from tennis and ended an impressive career with several Grand Slam tournaments behind him. Now is the chance for other players to take over and become number 1.