Mahut and Martin will be in the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 tournament in Marseille

French Nicolas Mahut there Fabrice MartinATP number 65 and ATP number 40 respectively fulfilled the predictions by winning by 7(8)-6(6) and 6-2 in one hour and eighteen minutes Australian players Jean-Patrick Smith there Andre HarrisATP number 88 and ATP number 123 respectively in the round of 16 of the ATP 250 tournament at Marseilles. After this result, we will see the winners of the match in the next phase of the ATP 250 tournament at Marseillesthe quarter-finals.

Match statistics show that the winners managed to break their opponents’ serve 2 times, on the first serve they were 64% efficient, committed 4 double faults and scored 78% of the points on serve. As it concerns.

Mahut and Martin will meet in the quarter-finals with the French players Jonathan Eysseric there Denys Molchanov tomorrow Thursday from 11:30 a.m. Spanish time.

Tournament ATPMarseille It takes place on an indoor hard court and during it, a total of 16 couples face each other. In addition, its celebration takes place between February 20 and 26 in Marseilles.

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

During 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, 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 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, 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 collect 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 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 career and is an icon in the world of tennis.

Today, many female tennis players are vying 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 2022, the Australian player Asleigh Barty announced his permanent retirement from tennis and ended an impressive career with several Grand Slam tournaments behind him. Now is the time for other players to take over and become number 1.