Taro Daniel knocked out Alexei Popyrin in the qualifying round of the ATP 1000 tournament in Indian Wells

taro danielJapanese, ATP number 103, won by 6-4, 4-6 and 6-1 in two hours and twenty-three minutes for Alexei PopyrinAustralian tennis player, ATP number 101, during the previous qualifying round of the ATP 1000 tournament in indian goods. After this result, the winner will be in the next round of the ATP 1000 tournament at indian goods.

at the tournament indian goods (ATP Indian Wells) a pre-access phase takes place where the lowest ranked players must obtain the most points possible to qualify and participate in the official tournament. Specifically, in this phase of the competition, a total of 132 tennis players compete, of which 84 reach the final phase among those who qualify directly, those who manage to win in the preliminary qualifying phase and invited players. In addition, it takes place from March 6 to 19 on an outdoor hard track.

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

Throughout 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 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 would be the ATP Challenger Tour, where the future stars of world tennis fight . 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 improve all records and add the most Grand Slam tournaments. The three players are often called ‘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.

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.

Currently, many tennis players in the female category are also fighting 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 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.