Nys and Zielinski secure quarter-final berth at expense of Jebavy and Pavlasek

The Monegasque player Hugo NysATP and Polish number 21 Jan ZielinskyATP number 14 fulfilled the odds by winning the round of 16 of the ATP 250 tournament at Doha in one hour and twenty-four minutes 6-4 and 7(7)-6(4) to the Czechs Romain Jebavy there Adam Pavlasek, ATP number 81 and ATP number 78 respectively. After this result, tennis players get the position for the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 tournament at Doha.

The statistics on the match show that the winners managed to break their opponents’ serve twice, while the losing couple did so once. Similarly, Nys and Zielinski had a 60% first serve, managing to win 74% of service points, while their rivals were 68% efficient and managed to win 62% of service points. Finally, concerning the faults, the ranked players committed a double fault and the players of the losing pair committed 2 double faults.

In the quarter-finals, the winners will face the British Daniel Evans there Jonny O’Mara next Wednesday from 12:30 p.m. Spanish time.

at the tournament Doha (ATPDoha) a total of 16 couples participated. Likewise, it takes place between February 20 and 24 on an outdoor hard court.

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 moves to London with the celebration of Wimbledon and finally ends in the USA with the U.S. Open.

The rest of the year, players continue to 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.

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 rung we would have 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 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 collect the most Grand Slam tournaments. The three players are often called ‘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 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 (champion of Roland Garros 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 it’s the other players’ turn to take over and become number 1.