Three minutes a day to know about tennis in the world. Hello fans and friends, today is Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Tune in to the news afternoon report provided by Tennis House.
Last night, Beijing time, the ATP1000 Monte Carlo Masters continued the first round of the men's singles competition, and the second round was also partially launched on the same day. World Number One Djokovic, who debuted in the afternoon of local time, was in a slump in his debut, and he fought with world No. 46 Espanyol Fudkina for 2 hours and 54 minutes, and finally lost 3-6 7-6 (5) 1-6, the debut was out, and the clay court ended with an 11-game winning streak.
Throughout the game, Djokovic lost a lot of standards in many aspects such as serving, receiving the ball, and holding the bottom line, and his proud physical fitness was also at a disadvantage. In three sets, he made 51 unforced errors, broke by opponents 9 times, and tied his record of losing the highest set in a single game.
The 22-year-old Fudkina dared to fight, jumped to save the ball many times, and exchanged his strong sense of winning in exchange for this precious victory of winning the world number one. 'This win is so special for me because I grew up watching Novak's games, I'm a big fan of him and I watch every game of his.
Djokovic, who lost, believes that physical fitness is the main reason for his defeat in the decider. "I don't like how my body feels in the third set. At that time, my physical strength was exhausted, and I couldn't keep up with him in the multi-shot confrontation. If you can't form a multi-beat with your opponent in clay games, if you can't feel your legs shifting on the field, then winning is an impossible task. "Today, both the competitive form and the physical reserve are far from my best form, but I will keep improving, maintain optimism, and hope to show my best form at the French Open."
After an early exit from Monte Carlo, Djokovic will make a brief adjustment to play the ATP250 Serbian Open in his hometown of Belgrade next week. I hope he will have a good performance when the time comes! In another second round of focus matches, defending champion and Greek star Tsitsipas met former tournament champion and Italian coach Fognini. As a result, the Greeks were in hot form, winning 6-3 6-0 to advance to the top and starting a strong defense journey. Bulgarian coach Dimitrov went back in time, defeating Serbian Rajovic 4-6 6-3 6-2 to advance to the third round.
In the other first-round showdowns of the day, American rising star Fritz narrowly defeated world no. 430 Monaco Catalina 6-7 (6) 7-6 (5) 6-4; Englishman Evans beat Frenchman Bonds 6-0 7-6 (4) and Italian Sonnego 6-3 6-3 in two straight sets to Belarusian Ivaschka. Others who won the first round were Espanyol Martinez, Belgian goffin, Serbian Jerre and Italian Mussetti.
Let's look at the player dynamics. Last night, Beijing time, four-time Grand Slam champion and Belgian veteran Christers posted on his personal social platform announcing that he would no longer participate in official competitions. That is, she retired for the third time. Since his comeback in 2020, Christers has played five tournaments on the tour, and the result is that he has never won a single game. For Ke Ma's third retirement, the fans reacted flatly. It should not have comeback, leave early and feel comfortable!
And the Spanish god of war Nadal, who has a broken rib, also officially announced late yesterday Beijing time that he would withdraw from the ATP500 Barcelona race that starts next week and continue to recover from his injuries. As for whether he can play at the Madrid Masters, he will have to wait a while to know.
Finally, let's guess and recognize. The image below is a shadow of a player hitting the ball with his forehand during a match. Without prompting, can you recognize who he is?
In the last issue of guessing, many golfers gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the Canadian rising star Shapovalov.
(Source: House of Tennis Author: Maverick)