Leandro Riedi defeated Alex Michelsen in the preliminary qualifying round of the ATP 1000 Indian Wells tournament

the Swiss player Leandro Riedinumber 135 of the ATP, lived up to expectations by winning the previous qualifying round of the ATP 1000 tournament in indian goods For 6-3, 6-7 and 6-2 in two hours and seven minutes Alex Michelsen, American tennis player, ATP number 306. With this victory, Riedi adds new points to his ranking to enter the ATP 1000 tournament in indian goods.

at the tournament indian goods (ATP Indian Wells) a preliminary qualification phase is organized during which the lowest ranked tennis players must reach the highest score possible in order to participate in the official tournament. In this specific phase, 132 tennis players compete, of which 84 reach the final phase between those who qualified directly, those who won in the previous phase of the championship and the guests. In addition, 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 Australiacontinue with the dirt track of Roland Garrosthen moves to London with the celebration of Wimbledon and finally ends 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 start date of the 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 take 1000 points to add to the ATP ranking), ATP 500 and ATP 250. Below these tournaments, in a lower echelon we would have the ATP Challenger Tour, where the future stars of world tennis struggle. In addition, the association also takes care of the Grand Slams.

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 improve 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 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.

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 (first Spanish winner of indian goods) 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 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.