Matteo Arnaldi knocked out Lloyd Harris in the qualifying round of the ATP 1000 tournament in Indian Wells

Matthew ArnaldiItalian, number 115 at the ATP, won in one hour and thirty-one minutes by 6-4 and 6-3 to the South African player Lloyd Harrisnumber 161 of the ATP, during the previous qualifying round of the ATP 1000 tournament in indian goods. With this result, the winner manages to add new points to his ranking to be able to participate in the ATP 1000 tournament in indian goods.

at the tournament indian goods (ATP Indian Wells) there is a qualification phase beforehand where the tennis players with the lowest ranking compete to obtain the highest possible score to enter the official tournament with the rest of the contenders. In this particular phase, 89 tennis players compete, of which 41 reach the final among those who qualify directly, those who manage to overcome the previous phase of the tournament and the invited players. Likewise, it takes place from March 6 to 19 on an outdoor hard court.

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

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

tennis was born in Europe at the end of the 18th century and since 1926 it is a professional sports after the creation of the first tour. It was particularly popular among the upper classes in English-speaking countries, but today it is a world sport. Divides into categories: the male (ATP) and female (WTA) competition.

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 get 1000 points to add to the ATP ranking), ATP 500 and ATP 250. Below these tournaments, in a lower echelon would be the ATP Challenger Tour, where future stars compete of world tennis. . Moreover, ATP tennis is also in charge of Grand Slam tournaments.

The fight to be the best in history does not stop in the men’s category. The Spaniard Raphael Nadalhe Serbian Novak Djokovic and the Swiss Roger Federer they compete to break all records and accumulate the most Grand Slam tournaments. The three players are often called ‘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.

Novak Djokovic currently holds the record for weeks at number 1 in the ATP rankings, closely followed by Roger Federer, the legendary American player Pete Sampras, Iván Lendl and Jimmy Connors.

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 career and is an icon in the world of tennis.

Currently, many tennis players in the women’s category are 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 oh Paula Badosa (first Spanish winner of indian goods) are fighting to stay in the top 10 of the WTA rankings.

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