Three minutes a day to know about tennis in the world. Hello fans and friends, today is Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Tune in to the news afternoon report provided by Tennis House.
The day before, Spain's god of war, Nadal, posted on his personal social platform to inform fans and friends that he had returned to the training ground and began light ball training. Just one day later, foreign media reported that Nadal's uncle Tony Nadal revealed that his nephew was likely to return to the madrid masters in early May. "Rafa told me he wanted to go to Madrid." 'He resumed training on Monday, he has almost 15 days to watch the injury progress and if he can get back to good physical condition, he will play at the Madrid Masters.
Seeing this news, the reaction of fans was mixed. Some fans believe that If Nadal makes an early comeback in Madrid, he will appear to be a bit hasty, after all, he suffered a rib stress fracture. There is an old Chinese saying: a hundred days of broken bones. Now, Nadal has only been recuperating for four weeks before returning to the training ground. Even if you start the Madrid Masters, it will only be six weeks. Rushing to compete in the case of injuries that have not healed, once the fracture site is cracked again, the ultimate goal of playing in the French net will be disappointed, but it will not be worth the loss.
Some fans believe that injuries are commonplace for Nadal, and he will consult with his coaching team to weigh the pros and cons and make the right decision. If he returns to the arena in Madrid, it proves that his ribs can already withstand high-intensity confrontation. Therefore, there is no need to worry too much.
Let's look at another piece of good news. Last night, Beijing time, Sharapova, a famous Russian star who just spent her 35th birthday, announced through her personal social platform that she was pregnant! In terms of time, before the end of this year, Sava will be a mother. Congratulations to her!
Let's go back to the field. Beijing time last night, the ATP500 Barcelona Open began the second round of men's singles competition. Norwegian rising star Rudder, who made the first appearance, beat American youngster Brandon Nakajima 6-3 6-2 to advance to the third round. The Italian Sonego then beat Swede Imel 6-4 6-2 and also qualified. Others who won the second round were Belarusian Ivaszka, Argentina's strongest 170 on the surface, Schwartzman, England's gon-gon Nori and Italian rising star Josetti.
In the previous match for the remainder of the first round of the men's singles, Finland's Golusuwori 6-0 6-1 egg blood washed the blood of the nearly 41-year-old Spanish veteran Fe Lopez, while another Spaniard Tarberna was in a hot state, 6-3 6-0 eliminated the world's 37th-ranked American rising star Koda, breaking a big upset.
ATP250 Serbia Open, Beijing time last night continued to compete for the first round. In a focus matchup, Austrian star Thiem, who returned to the game, fought with Australian Millman in three sets, and finally lost 3-6 6-3 4-6, and did not have the opportunity to return to the first victory. Jerry, who is playing on home soil, defeated compatriot Medjedovic 6-4 7-5 to advance to the second round to challenge world number one Djokovic. Other winners in the first game were Craginovic, a Native Fighter, Daniel Taro of Japan, Lechka of the Czechs, Monteiro of Brazil, Ott of Germany and Saffrin of Russia.
Women's arena. Last night, Beijing time, the WTA500 Stuttgart station continued its first round of competition. Kazakh Lebakina defeated local qualifier Shuk 7-6 (3) 7-5 to advance to the second round against no. 2 seed and Spanish star Bardoza. Former US Open champion and Canadian girl Andreescu was consistent in her season debut, beating homegrown wild card player Niemele 7-6 (5) 6-3. In the second round, she will face the No. 3 seed, Belarusian Sabalenka.
In other games, Russian Kasakina eliminated American young player Gauff 6-4 6-2; Tunisian sister Jabbar 4-6 6-2 6-3 against Czech rising star Vandrosova; homegrown player Kolpacci 3-6 7-6 (2) 6-1 against Italian Giorgi; homegrown qualifier Lis 5-7 7-5 7-5 against Swiss Personality Lubic.
Last night, Beijing time, WTA250 Istanbul station began the first round of women's singles competition. Defending champion Andros Costa Costa beat lucky loser Laksimova 6-4 6-1; Russian rising star Kudmetova swept her compatriot Melnikova 6-2 6-0. Other winners were Swiss Teichmann, Hungarian Bondal, Spaniard Diaz and Romanian Bogdan.
Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is of a player in 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 Swiss star Bencic.
(Source: House of Tennis Author: Maverick)