Three minutes a day to know about tennis in the world. Hello fans, today is Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Tune in to the news afternoon report provided by Tennis House.
Ever since the stress fractures in his ribs were detected after the Indian Wells Masters final, the Spanish god of war, Nadal, has been recuperating. In the blink of an eye, a month has passed. After four weeks of rest and recovery, Nadal returned to the training ground yesterday to start light ball training. In this regard, the Spanish God of War is very happy, he posted through his personal social platform, sharing his mood. "After not setting foot on the tennis court for four weeks, today returned to the training ground for the first time for light training. Stepping onto the pitch again, it felt really exciting! ”
Fans are also very happy to see this news, which indicates that Nadal is likely to catch up with the French Open that starts more than a month later. For the Spanish God of War, the re-capture of the Musketeers Cup at Roland Garros is the highlight of the year. Of course, if you recover earlier, you can make a comeback at the Rome Masters early and warm up for the French Open, it would be great!
Let's focus on the arena again. Yesterday evening Beijing time, the ATP500 Barcelona Open began. In a matchup in the first round, Spain's veteran Robredo, who is about to turn 40, officially ended his career with two 1-6 defeats to his compatriots and little brother Mirales.
Robredo is one of the best players in the previous generation of Spanish players, reaching the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam seven times and holding 12 singles titles, including the Hamburg Masters singles champion, once ranking fifth in the world.
In the other first rounds, Sweden's Imel sent American Clécy 6-3 6-0; Belarusian Gerasimov reversed Frenchman Manarino 2-6-6-3 6-4; and Italian rising star Joset Moosetti defeated Argentine youngster Bayes 7-5 7-5. Others who won the promotion were Argentine Coria, South Korea's Kwon Junyu, American Brandon Nakajima and Macdonald.
The ATP250 Serbia Open also started last night Beijing time. In a match in the first round of the men's singles, Kekmanovic played well, sweeping France's veteran Gasquet 6-0 6-3; 18-year-old Danish youngster Roone eliminated the No. 5 seed and Chilean rising star Garin 6-3 6-1; Italian handsome Fognini reversed his compatriot Cecinato in three sets in a derby.
Let's focus on the women's arena again. Beijing time last night, the WTA500 Stuttgart station kicked off. Chinese veteran Zhang Shuai, who played on the same day, played poorly, 6-7 (5) 6-7 (6) double snatch seven defeats to The Russian Alexandrova, stopping the first round.
Another Russian, Samsonova, was in hot form, bloodbathing qualifier Pakwe 6-0 6-0 and sending a double yolk egg on the first matchday.
Last night, Beijing time, the WTA250 Istanbul station began to compete in the women's singles qualifier decisive round. Chinese player Wang Qiang played well, defeating Greek player Papamichel 6-1 6-1 and successfully advancing to the main tournament. In the first round, she will face espanyol Tomo, the No. 7 seed and no. 48 in the world, and the tee time is around 20:30 Beijing time tonight.
Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is a player's habitual movements after winning the championship. Without prompting, can you recognize who she is?
In the last issue of guessing, many golfers gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the polish star Hulkach.
(Source: House of Tennis Author: Maverick)