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

The ATP brings together players from all over the world in the men’s category. (Infobae)

taro danielJapanese, number 103 of the ATP, won by 6-4, 4-6 y 6-1 in two hours and twenty-three minutes to Alexei PopyrinAustralian tennis player, number 101 on the ATP, in the previous qualifying round of the ATP 1000 tournament in Indian Wells. After this result, the winner will be in the next round of the ATP 1000 tournament in Indian Wells.

in the tournament of Indian Wells (ATP Indian Wells) a previous access phase is held where the players with the lowest ranking have to obtain the highest possible points in order to qualify and participate in the official tournament. Specifically, in this phase of the competition, a total of 132 tennis players face each other, of which 84 reach the final phase among those who qualify directly, those who manage to win in the preliminary qualifying phase and the invited players. In addition, it takes place from March 6 to 19 on an outdoor hard track.

Tennis is considered a classic sport. Every year, four tournaments (the so-called ‘Grand Slams’) attract all the world’s attention: the season begins with the Open the Australiato continue with the clay track of Roland Garrosthen moved to London with the celebration of Wimbledon and finally concludes in the USA with the US Open.

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

tennis was born in Europa at the end of the 18th century and since 1926 it is a professional sport after the creation of the first tour. It was especially popular among the upper classes of English-speaking countries, but today it is a global sport. It’s divided in of the categories: the men’s competition (ATP) and the women’s (WTA).

The ATP (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 (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 step 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 Spanish Rafael Nadalhe Serbian Novak Djokovic and the swiss Roger Federer they compete to improve all records and add the greatest number of Grand Slams. The three players are often referred to as ‘Big Three‘ in front of the new generations or ‘Next Gen’.

These future tennis stars have entered stomping on the world tennis circuit, as in the case of the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipasof the Italian Matthew Berrettinithe German Alexander Zverev or the russians Medvedev y Rublev.

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

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 for the world of tennis.

Currently, there are many tennis players in the women’s category who 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 o Paula Badosa (first Spanish winner of Indian Wells) fight to stay in the famous top 10 of the WTA ranking.

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 Slams behind him. Now is the chance for the other players to take over from him and become number 1.

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