Holger Rune defeated Matteo Berrettini in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 tournament in Acapulco

the italian player Matthew BerretiniATP number 24, withdrew from the quarter-finals of the ATP 500 tournament at acapulco when the meter showed 6- and 1-so the match ended with the victory of the Danish tennis player Holger Runenumber 10 in the ATP and seeded number 4. With this result, the Dane will be in the semi-finals of the ATP 500 tournament at acapulco.

During the match, Rune managed to break his opponent’s serve 3 times. As for.

The Danish tennis player will play in the semi-finals of the competition against the Australian Alex de Minaurenumber 22 and seeded number 8, tomorrow Saturday from 4:30 a.m. Spanish time.

This championship takes place in acapulco from February 25 to March 4 on an outdoor hard track. During the competition, a total of 42 tennis players compete, of which 32 reach the final stage among those who qualify directly, those who manage to win the preliminary qualifying stage and those who come as guests.

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 Australiacontinue with the dirt track of Roland Garrosthen moved to London with the celebration of Wimbledon and eventually ends up in the United States with the U.S. Open.

The rest of the year, players also 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 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 (where the winner of the tournament will get 1000 points to add to the ATP ranking), ATP 500 and ATP 250. Below these tournaments, in a lower stage is the ATP Challenger Tour, where the future stars of world tennis compete . 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 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 new future tennis stars have stormed onto 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.

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 (champion of Roland Garros in 2021), the Greek Maria Sakkari oh Paula Badosa (the first Spanish winner of Indian Wells) are fighting to stay in the top 10 of the WTA rankings.

In the year 2022, the Australian tennis player Asleigh Barty announced his final retirement from the world of 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.