Tennis “Big Three” simultaneously interpret good news
2022-04-29 10:22:41Source: Xi’an Evening News
Xi’an News Network News Recently, there is good news for all the “Big Three” who are loved by fans in the world men’s tennis. Among them, the Swiss king Federer, who has not played since the operation in July last year, announced that he will return to the ATP arena in October this year; Nadal, who was injured last month, also said that he will return in early May; and the current world number one Djoko Djoko Vic, was allowed to participate in this year’s Wimbledon competition.
Federer opts for comeback at home
Due to a knee injury, Federer has undergone several surgeries in recent years, the most recent one in July last year, after which he has been playing a free game. As the most influential player in international tennis, when Federer will return affects the hearts of thousands of fans, and some people worry that Federer, who is 40 years old, will retire. In February of this year, Federer announced plans to participate in the Laver Cup in London in late September. Although the event is not an official match, it seems to fans that it is not far from his official return.
Sure enough, on the 26th, the Swiss Indoor Tennis Tournament announced through the official website that Federer will participate in the competition held in October this year as the ATP singles world number 9 (protection ranking), and Federer’s first match is scheduled for October 25. day. The Swiss king has a deep relationship with the event held in his hometown, and he has won the men’s singles championship 10 times in this event.
Nadal’s fracture comes back after more than a month
At the Indian Wells Masters held in late March this year, Spanish clay king Nadal suffered a rib stress fracture and lost to American player Fritz in the final, thus ending his 20-game winning streak. After that game, Nadal announced his recuperation and subsequently missed several matches. The outside world was worried that Nadal would miss the clay court season and even affect the next Wimbledon trip, but he announced a few days ago that he decided to return to the Madrid Masters in early May. He said through social media: “Although I have just resumed training, and the recovery process is also very difficult, but I want to play games, especially in my hometown, because there are too few opportunities like this, I will do my best and see you in Madrid.”
Like Federer, Nadal’s return debut also chose hometown events. At the Madrid Masters, Nadal has won the men’s singles championship five times, most recently beating Thiem in the 2017 final. Due to his age, Nadal is undoubtedly “playing one game less” in this event.
Djokovic cleared to play at Wimbledon
Djokovic was rejected from the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year held at the beginning of the year because he had not been vaccinated against the new crown. Although Djokovic, who had already arrived in Australia at the time, appealed, he was ultimately unsuccessful. Being allowed to participate, it also lost the world number one throne for a while. However, the two Grand Slam tournaments, the French Open and Wimbledon, have successively given the green light to unvaccinated players such as Xiaode. A few days ago, Sally Bolton, chief executive of the All England Club, announced through a press conference that unvaccinated players can participate in this year’s Wimbledon match and do not need to undergo quarantine after arriving before the game.
Wimbledon is a blessed place for Djokovic. He has entered the finals of the event a total of 7 times and won 6 championship trophies, including two waves of three consecutive championships from 2013 to 2015 and 2018 to 2021. According to the plan and goals of Xiaode’s annual competition disclosed by the media, he hopes to win his 21st Grand Slam title at the French Open, on an equal footing with Nadal, and then strive to win the championship at Wimbledon to achieve a go-ahead over the Spaniard.
Yan Bin, an all-media reporter from Xi’an Press
