Three minutes a day to know about tennis in the world. Hello fans and friends, today is Monday, March 21, 2022, welcome to listen to the news noon news provided by Tennis House.
This morning, Beijing time, the ATP1000 Indian Wells Masters came to an end. In the final men's singles final showdown, the Spanish god of war Nadal, who was trapped in chest discomfort and physical weakness, failed to stage another reversal miracle, losing two sets in a row 3-6 6-7 (5), losing to the American rising star Fritz, who fought on the mainland, missing his 37th Masters title, and the record of 20 consecutive wins at the beginning of the season also came to an abrupt end.
In this competition, Nadal, who defeated Kyrgios and Alcaraz in the quarterfinals and semi-finals, made frequent mistakes at the beginning, served, forehand and backhand were obviously out of shape, losing two serves in a row, and once fell behind 0-4. Although he struggled to break back one set, he suffered another break in the late stages of the set, handing over the first set 3-6. At this point, Nadal's chest discomfort in the semi-finals appeared to have worsened, and he applied for a medical suspension.
After entering the second set, Nadal's form did not change significantly, the serve, forehand and backhand and running were all downwind, and the bloodied Spaniard was completely supported by experience and mental strength. In the 10th set, Nadal saved a championship point when he was 4-5 behind, dragging the game tenaciously into the seventh. Unfortunately, in the seventh, Nadal's high-pressure ball missed the last chance, and Fritz stole the victory 7-5 with a small score.
Fritz, who won the Masters final for the first time in his career, became the first local player to reach the top of the U.S. tournament since Agassi in 2001. With 1,000 points from the title, Fritz will move up seven places in the world rankings this week to thirteenth, overtaking little giant Opelka as America's new big man.
In the men's doubles final that ended earlier, the U.S. domestic team Sok/Isner, who was playing with a wild card, was in hot form, defeating Vaserlin/S-González 7-6 (4) 6-3 to win the men's doubles championship of this tournament again after four years. This is also the third Masters doubles title since the duo partnered. Winning the men's singles and men's doubles titles at the Homegrown Masters, The U.S. players won this year's Indian Wells.
Let's look at the women's arena. Beijing time this morning, WTA1000 Indian Wells station ended the women's singles championship battle. Polish rising star Svatek was in a state of flux, sweeping Greek sister Sakari 6-4 6-1 to win the third women's singles title of his career in the WTA 1000. Svatek thus became the first Pole in the history of the tournament to win the championship. With the points earned by the champion, the Polish girl's world ranking will rise to second place this week.
Let's keep an eye on other events. Beijing time last night, WTA1000 Miami announced the singles signing table. Zhang Shuai and Zheng Qinwen, the two Chinese players who directly entered the main tournament with the world ranking, drew strong opponents in the first round. Zhang Shuai's opponent is Danish rising star Towson, and Zheng Qinwen's opponent is Polish Reinette, both of whom are very difficult to pass. And Wang Qiang, Wang Xinyu, Wang Xiyu, Zhu Lin, Yuan Yue and other five people will start from the qualifiers. Good luck to their sisters!
Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below shows a player holding his knee after losing. Without prompting, can you recognize who he is?
Guess last time, the golfer gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the Argentine master brother Del Potro. (Source: House of Tennis Author: Maverick)