After winning the round of 16, tennis players Schuurs and Krawczyk will move on to the next phase of the WTA 500 tournament in Ostrava

The Dutch player Demi SchuursNumber 13 in the WTA and the American Desirae KrawczykThe number 15 in the WTA fulfilled the forecasts with her victory in the round of 16 of the WTA 500 tournament Ostrava through 6-3 and 6-4 in one hour and 25 minutes to the German players Anna Lena Friedsam Y Vivian HeisenWTA number 148 or WTA number 82. With this result, we will continue to see the winning couple in the quarterfinals of the WTA 500 tournament Ostrava.

During the match, Schuurs and Krawczyk, the winners, managed to break their rivals’ serves 4 times, while the losing pair in turn managed to break their opponents’ serves 2 times. Additionally, Schuurs and Krawczyk had 66% first serve effectiveness and scored 62% of points on serve, while their opponents had 69% effectiveness and they scored 53% of points on serve. Finally, in terms of fouls, the winners committed 4 double faults and the players of the defeated pair 2.

In the quarterfinals, Schuurs and Krawczyk play against the winners of the game in between Caty McNally Y Alice Parks versus Lucie Hradecka Y Linda Noskova.

The celebration of the tournament Ostrava (WTA Ostrava) takes place on an outdoor hard court from October 3rd to 9th. A total of 16 couples face off in this competition.

Tennis, a great sport

Tennis is considered a classic sport. Four tournaments (the so-called “Grand Slams”) draw all the attention each year: The season begins with the Australian OpenIt continues with the soundtrack of Roland GarrosShe’s traveling to London with the party Wimbledon and finally concludes in the USA with the US Open.

During the rest of the year, players around the world compete against each other and finish seasons on the different surfaces: hard or fast track, clay either herb.

Tennis was born Europe Late 18th century and since 1926 it is a professional sports Date the tour opened. It was particularly popular with the wealthy classes in English-speaking countries, but today it’s a world sport. It’s divided two categories: the competition of men (ATP) and women (WTA).

ATP

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

The ATP Tour celebrates several tournaments throughout the year: ATP Masters 1000 (where the winner of the tournament gets 1000 points to improve the ATP ranking), ATP 500 and ATP 250. Below these tournaments, at a lower level, is the ATP Challenger Tour, where the future stars of world tennis compete. In addition, ATP tennis is also responsible for the Grand Slam.

The fight to become the best in history is still active in the men’s category. The Spanish Rafael Nadalthe Serbian Novak Djokovic and the swiss Roger Federer They fight to break all records and get the most Grand Slams. The three players are often referred to as “Big Three‘ towards the new generations or ‘next gen’.

These new future tennis stars have entered the tennis world with a bang, as in the case of the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipasfrom Italian Matteo BerretiniThe German Alexander Zverev or the Russians Medvedev Y rublev.

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

WTA

That 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 in her playing career and is an icon in the world of tennis.

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, surpassing Stefanie Graff or Serena Williams. Players like the Poles Iga Swiątek (Champion of Roland Garros 2021), the Greek Maria Sakkar either Paula Badosa (the first Spanish winner of Indian Wells) are struggling to stay in the top 10 of the WTA rankings.

In 2022, the Australian player will Asleigh Barty announced his permanent retirement from tennis, leaving an impressive career with several Grand Slams. Now is the opportunity for the other players to take over and become number 1.

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