Hugo Gaston beats Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves in previous qualifying round

Hugo GastonFrench, number 103 of the ATP, won in one hour and fifty-six minutes by 7-5 and 7-6 to the Brazilian tennis player Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alvesnumber 164 of the ATP, during the previous qualifying round of the ATP 500 tournament in Rio de Janeiro. With this victory, the French player adds new points to his ranking to participate in the ATP 500 tournament in Rio de Janeiro.

at the tournament Rio de Janeiro (ATP Rio de Janeiro) a preliminary qualification phase is organized during which the lowest ranked tennis players must achieve the most points possible to participate in the official tournament. During this particular phase, a total of 44 players participate. The final phase is made up of 28 players including those who qualify directly, those who managed to win in the previous rounds of the championship and those who are invited. Likewise, it takes place from February 18 to 26 on outdoor clay.

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 Australiato continue 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 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.

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 echelon would be the ATP Challenger Tour, where the future stars of world tennis fight . In addition, the association also takes care of the Grand Slams.

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 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 promising 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.

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.

Currently, many tennis players in the female category are also 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 (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 the world of 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.