Chelsea Vanhoutte qualifies for the round of 16 of the Monastir tournament

Chelsea Vanhouttethe Belgian won in the round of 32 of the tournament Monastir from 6-4 and 7-5 a Polina Pavlova, tennis player. With this result, the player will be in the round of 16 of the tournament Monastir.

Pavlova managed to break her opponent’s serve 4 times, while the Belgian, for her part, did it 6 times. Similarly, the Belgian tennis player achieved 86% in the first serve, a double fault and scored 60% of the points on her serve, while her opponent’s effectiveness was 69%, she committed a double fault and scored 51% of service points.

In the round of 16 Vanhoutte will play against the winner of the match in which she will face the American Dasha Ivanova yes Chia Yi Tsao.

the tournament of Monastir (ITF Tunisia 47A) takes place between November 13 and 20 on an outdoor hard court. A total of 52 players participate in this competition.

Tennis, a sport much loved by the public

Tennis is considered a classic sport. Every year four tournaments (the so-called ‘Grand Slams’) attract worldwide attention: the season starts with the Open Australiacontinue with the dirt track of Roland Garrosthen moves to London with the celebration of Wimbledon and ends in the United States with the US Open.

The rest of the year, players continue to compete around the world by completing seasons on different surfaces: hard or fast track, clay or grass.

Tennis originated in Europe at the end of the XVIII century and from 1926 it is a professional sports after the creation of the first tour. It used to be particularly popular with the upper classes in English-speaking countries, but is now a global sports. Is divided into of the categories: the men’s competition (ATP) and the women’s competition (WTA).

ATP extension

The ATP extension (Association of Tennis Professionals) is the association of professional tennis players that brings together players from all over the world in the men’s category.

The ATP Tour holds 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 step we would have the ATP Challenger Tour, where the future stars of world tennis compete. In addition, the association also deals with the Grand Slam.

The fight to be the best in history is still latent in the men’s category. The Spanish Rafael Nadalthe Serbian Novak Djokovic and the Swiss Roger Federer they compete to break all records and collect the most Grand Slams. The three players are commonly referred to as ‘Big Three‘ in front of the new generations or ‘Next Gen’.

These up-and-coming tennis stars entered the world tennis circuit with a bang, as was the case with the Greek Stephen Tsitsipasof the Italian Matthew BerrettiniGerman Alexander Zverev or the Russians Medvedev yes rublov.

Novak Djokovic currently holds the record for weeks at number 1 of the ATP rankings, followed closely by Roger Federer, the legendary American player Pete Sampras, Iván Lendl and Jimmy Connors.

WTA

The WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) was founded in 1973 by the famous former tennis player Billie Jean King. The Californian won 39 Grand Slam titles during her active career and is an icon to the tennis world.

Currently, there are many female tennis players in the women’s category who are also struggling to stay at the top of the world tennis elite and surpass Stefanie Graff or Serena Williams. Players like the Pole Iga Swiatek (Roland Garros champion in 2021), the Greek Maria Saccari or Paola Badosa (the first Spanish winner of Indian Wells) are fighting to stay in the top 10 of the WTA rankings.

In the year 2022, the Australian tennis player Asleigh Barty has announced his permanent retirement from tennis and has left behind an impressive career with several Grand Slam titles under his belt. Now is the opportunity for other players to take over and become number 1.

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