Three minutes a day to know about tennis in the world. Hello fans and friends, today is Monday, April 18, 2022. Tune in to the news afternoon report provided by Tennis House.
Last night, Beijing time, the ATP1000 Monte Carlo Masters began a men's singles summit showdown. Defending champion and Greek star Tsitsipas continued his fiery form, beating Spain's big dark horse Fawkina 6-3 7-6 (3) to reach the top of the Clay Masters for two consecutive years. It was Tsitsipas' first title of the season and the eighth overall title of his career.
After the game, the Greek was very excited, "I'm proud of myself. The game got very tough at one point, but I managed to stay calm and got the final victory. I'm really proud of my strong belief in the game. Sometimes you can doubt yourself, but maintaining a confident posture with your head held high is a very important part. ”
After successfully defending his title, Tsitsipas tied the world number one Djokovic, who was also a two-time champion, in the Monte Carlo Masters championship rankings, and became the first person to win the title after the Spanish god of war Nadal (eight consecutive titles + three consecutive titles). With 1,000 points earned, Tsitsipas also rose to second place in the championship standings this season, behind nadal. Congratulations to him!
Spanish rising star Fudkina, who finished runner-up, lost. He played as the world's 46th-ranked unseeded player and magically reached the final. Along the way, he has become the dark horse of this tournament, such as the world's no. 1 Djokovic, the Belgian star Goffin, the new American master Fritz and the Bulgarian coach Dimitrov. After finishing runners-up at the Masters, Falkina's world rankings this week will soar 19 places to a career-high of 27th.
Let's keep an eye out for other news. Beijing time last night, WTA500 Stuttgart women's singles signing table was released. The top seed, the world's first Swatek, had a first-round bye and a second-round high probability against Swiss veteran Grubich. If you advance to the quarterfinals, it will be possible to play against the new American Open champion Radukanu. Of course, the British rising star has to pass the first two levels first.
China veteran Zhang Shuai drew three-quarters of the lower half of the zone in the first round against Russian Alexandrova. If he wins, he will face Estonian star Kontawirt or German star Korbel in the second round. The first round of singles matches will start tonight Beijing time, and Zhang Shuai's match will be around 11 p.m.
Last night, Beijing time, the WTA250 Istanbul station began the first round of the women's singles qualifier. Of the three Chinese players who played that day, only Wang Qiang won the tiebreaker round, while Yuan Yue and Han Xinyun both lost and were out. Wang Qiang swept the local wild card Aksu 6-0 6-2; Yuan Yue lost 1-6 0-6 to the local wild card Jiangiz; and Han Xinyun lost 3-6 1-6 to Croatian Wikicchi.
Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below shows 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 Canadian rising star Aliassim.
(Source: House of Tennis Author: Maverick)