Laslo Djere qualifies for the round of 16 of the ATP 500 tournament in Rio de Janeiro

Faculty of BagnisArgentinian tennis player, number 87 of the ATP, had to give up during the round of 16 of the ATP 500 tournament in Rio de Janeiro when the marker showed 6-2 and 3-2so the match ended with the victory of the Serb Laszlo Djere, ATP number 57. After this result, the player obtains a place for the round of 16 of the ATP 500 tournament at Rio de Janeiro.

The match data shows that Djere managed to break his opponent’s serve 3 times. As for him, he had a first serve at 90%, a double fault and managed to win 55% of the points on serve.

In the round of 16, the Serbian will play against the winner of the match between the Serbian player Dusan Lajovic and the Argentinian tennis player Diego Schwartzman.

Tournament ATP Rio de Janeiro It takes place on outdoor clay courts and a total of 43 players compete against each other and the final stage is made up of a total of 32 from those who qualify directly, those who have passed the previous rounds of the championship and invitees. Likewise, its celebration takes place from February 18 to 26 in Rio de Janeiro.

Tennis, a great sport

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 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 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, 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 (where the winner of the tournament 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 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 win the most Grand Slam tournaments. The three players are known 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.

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 phase and is a reference and an icon for the world of tennis.

Currently, many tennis players in the women’s category are competing 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 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.