Smith and Galloway advance to semi-finals of Delray Beach ATP 250 Tournament

Australian tennis player Jean-Patrick SmithATP number 93 and American player Robert GallowayATP number 85 won in the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 tournament in Delray Beach in an hour and fifty minutes 6-2, 6(4)-7(7) and 16-14 to British players Julien Cash there Henry Patten, ATP number 65 and ATP number 64 respectively. With this result, we will see the winners of this match in the semi-finals of the ATP 250 tournament at Delray Beach.

Additionally, Smith and Galloway were 72% efficient on their first serve, committing 2 double faults and taking 71% of service points, while their opponents were 71% efficient, committing 6 double faults and winning 65% of service points. service points.

Smith and Galloway will play in the semi-finals against the Dutch players Jean-Julien Rojer there Marcelo Arevalo-Gonzalez next Saturday from 4:00 p.m. Spanish time.

the tournament of Delray Beach (ATP Delray Beach) takes place February 13-19 on an outdoor hard court. In this competition, a total of 16 couples compete against each other.

A century-old 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 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 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 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 (if a player wins the tournament, he will get 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 future tennis stars global compete. In addition, the association also takes care of the Grand Slams.

The fight to be the best in history continues in the men’s category. The Spaniard Raphael Nadalhe Serbian Novak Djokovic and the Swiss Roger Federer they compete to break all records and accumulate 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 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 fighting 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 top 10 of the WTA rankings.

In 2022, the Australian 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.