Gille and Vliegen qualify for the quarter-finals of the ATP 500 tournament in Rotterdam

Belgian Zander Gilles there Jordan FlyATP number 55 and ATP number 56 respectively won the round of 16 of the ATP 500 tournament at rotterdam in one hour and twenty-seven minutes 6-3, 5-7 and 10-3 to Dutch players Sand scallop botique there Tallon Greek Railway, ATP number 144 and ATP number 222 respectively. After this result, the winners will be in the quarter-finals of the ATP 500 tournament at rotterdam.

Match stats indicate that Gille and Vliegen, the winners, managed to break serve once, while the losing pair, on the other hand, also managed to break serve once. Similarly, Gille and Vliegen were 69% efficient on the first serve and scored 74% of service points, while their opponents were 73% efficient and scored 71% of service points. Finally, concerning the faults, the qualified players committed 4 double faults and their opponents made a double fault.

In the quarter-finals, the winners will face the winners of the match between Stan Wawrinka there Alexander Bublik contra Nikola Mektic there Mate Pavic.

The tournament celebration rotterdam (ATP Rotterdam) takes place February 11-19 on indoor hard courts. In this competition, there are a total of 19 couples. Its final phase is made up of 16 finalists from those who qualified directly, those who passed the previous phases of the tournament, and invited players.

A sport that lasts over time

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 Garrosthen moved to London with the celebration of Wimbledon and ends in the United States with the U.S. Open.

The rest of the year, players compete 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, the date the tour was created. 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.

ATP

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 rung, we would have the ATP Challenger Tour, where future tennis stars world fight. Moreover, ATP tennis is also in charge of 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 break all records and accumulate 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 have stormed into the world tennis circuit, as in the case of the Greek 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.

WTA

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.

Today, many female tennis players are also battling 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 (the first Spanish winner of Indian Wells) are fighting to stay in the famous top 10 of the WTA rankings.

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