Just after March, in this unusual month, too many evocative things have happened in the professional tennis world. Among them, the two hard-court races in North America, Indian Wells and Miami, are the most exciting.
First of all, from the perspective of event level, these two tournaments are both men and women at the same time, whether it is the prize money, the number of participants or the points, they are second only to the four grand slams and the year-end finals.
In addition, the attribution of the final champions of these two races is also worth pondering. The men's and women's singles titles in indians were Fritz and Polish sister Svatek, respectively, while the singles titles in Miami were alcaraz and Swataker.
In terms of age, these three players are the new forces in the tennis world, of which Svatek and Alcaraz are still post-00 players. In the high-profile competition, the figure of the post-00s champion has undoubtedly been a milestone for the renewal of the male and female professional tennis.
First, let's talk about the men's tennis world.
Djokovic missed both races due to vaccine problems, and the Serb has won a total of 11 times in both tournaments. Also absent from Djokovic was Federer. Djokovic and Federer's contract, leaving only Nadal alone in the Big Three, eventually after the Indian game fell to second place, because of injuries announced early to withdraw from the Miami race.
Without the fierce competition of the big three, the other players in the new generation of players also played average. Medvedev, Zverev, Tsitsipas, Beretini, Shapovalov and Aliasim all failed to reach the quarter-finals in Indian Wells and Miami. Medvedev has since announced that he will miss part of the clay race as he needs to undergo hernia surgery.
In the women's tennis world, with the sudden retirement of Barty, a new post-00s world number one was born.
With 17 consecutive wins since Doha, Swataker has won three consecutive singles titles while rising to no. 1 in the world.
In addition, Naomi Osaka's ranking also rose to 34th. Although they lost to Swatak in Miami, the Japanese gradually recovered their game status at this station, and claimed that they would try to prepare for the clay season next, and the next goal was to return to the world's top ten as soon as possible.
In terms of other players, the two best players of the 2021 WTA, Sabalenka and Kontawirt, have won a total of one game in Indian Wells and Miami.
From the above situation, it is not difficult to find that in today's men's tennis world, the starlight of the three giants has gradually faded, and the women's tennis world has not yet appeared a star who can fully compete with the domination of the tennis world. (Source: Tennis House Author: Wu Li Fun)