:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/MOKTTSMIFRBYHF4UQMSYPANWUQ.jpg "Niklas-Salminen and Ruusuvuori earn their place in the semi-finals of the ATP 250 tournament in Doha 1")
Finnish Patrik Niklas-Salminen there Emil Ruusuvuori they won in one hour and twenty-three minutes per 7(7)-6(4) and 6-4 to Dutch players Tallon Greek Railway there Bart StevensATP number 223 and ATP number 103 respectively in the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 tournament at Doha. With this result, we will continue to see the winners of the match in the next phase of the ATP 250 tournament at Dohathe semi-finals.
During the match, Niklas-Salminen and Ruusuvuori, the winners, managed to break their opponents once, had 68% efficiency on the first serve, committed 2 double faults and scored 70% of the points on serve. As for, they reached 60% efficiency, made 2 double faults and won 71% of the points on serve.
In the semi-finals, the winners will face the French players Constant Lestienne there Botic Of The Sand Scallop tomorrow Thursday from 2:00 p.m. Spanish time.
The tournament celebration Doha (ATPDoha) takes place February 20-24 on outdoor hard courts. During this competition, a total of 16 couples compete.
A popular sport all over the world
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 moves to London with the celebration of Wimbledon and finally closes 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 is currently 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 rankings), 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 . In addition, the association also takes care of the Grand Slams.
The fight to be the best in history is still active in the men’s category. The Spaniard Raphael Nadalhe Serbian Novak Djokovic and the Swiss Roger Federer they compete to break all records and add the most Grand Slam tournaments. The three players are often referred to as “big three‘ in front of the new generations or ‘Next Gen’.
These promising tennis stars entered the world tennis circuit with a bang, as in the case of the Greek player 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 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.