Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans and friends, today is Tuesday, December 19, 2023, and welcome to listen to the afternoon news brought to you by "Home of Tennis".
First, let's focus on men's tennis. As of yesterday, Beijing time, the registration list for all four ATP Tour events in the first two weeks of 2024, namely Brisbane, Hong Kong, Adelaide and Auckland, has been announced. Some fans noticed that the names of the world's No. 2 Spanish star Alcaraz, the world's No. 3 Russian star Dmitry Medvedev and the world's No. 4 Italian star Sinner did not appear on the registration list. This has puzzled many fans, don't the three of them plan to warm up and parachute directly into next year's Australian Open?
According to Spanish media reports, Alcaraz's coach Ferrero will not be able to accompany his disciples to Melbourne to participate in the 2024 Australian Open because he has recently undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and needs to recuperate for 2-3 months after surgery. Ferrero is expected to reunite with Alcaraz at the Indian Wells Masters in March. During the Australian season, Alcaraz will be accompanied and coached by substitute coach Samuel López.
Let's focus on Becker's "war of words" with Kyrgios. Recently, Becker once again replied to Kyrgios, saying that he must say thank you to the legends of the past in tennis, because it is these legends who have promoted the sport of tennis so that Kyrgios can still make a living from tennis without playing tennis all year round. "We live in a time when everyone can think what he thinks. But you have to respect the past and simply say thank you loudly to the pros who existed in the past. Because without them, the professional tennis circuit would cease to exist. It was all these players who made Nick Kyrgios not play tennis at all this year and still be able to make a living from tennis. ”
This is the second time Becker has scolded Kyrgios, after the Australian bad boy compared tennis from 20 or 30 years ago to today's tennis and cue Becker a week ago. "It was too slow. I've seen the footage of Boris Becker's fight, and I'm not saying they weren't strong in that era, but it's to think they're just as strong in this era. At that time, the speed of the power serve was about 197 - 200 kilometers per hour. Nowadays, a player like me can serve very consistently with precise corners and a speed of 220 kilometers per hour, which is a completely different kind of tennis. ”
Subsequently, Becker posted that since Kyrgios did not like tennis and did not have any Grand Slam titles, what credibility could he have in his words, and asked him to let it go. And Kyrgios is not to be outdone, saying that he has beaten Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray, so there is a little credibility. He then said that Djokovic could press Belk to the ground in his prime, which led to Becker's anger intensifying.
We'll keep an eye out for other news. Last night, Beijing time, the ATP500 Barcelona station officially announced that the Spanish god of war Nadal confirmed that he will participate in the 2024 event, and the match will be played from April 13 to 21, 2024.
In addition, in the UTS London Finals that ended yesterday Beijing time, the homegrown British rising star Draper defeated Danish rising star Rune in the final to win the championship. This competition is a performance competition, founded and vigorously promoted by the famous French coach Mouratoglou.
Finally, let's guess and recognize. The image below is of a player filming a commercial. Can you recognize who she is without prompting?
In the last guess, some golfers gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is Spanish star Alcaraz.
(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)