The year 2023, without a doubt, is Novak Djokovic’s. At 36 years old, the Serbian has shown almost unquestionable dominance in a circuit where young people are constantly working hard. Three Grand Slam titles (Australian Open, Roland Garros and US Open), an excruciating Wimbledon final won by Carlos Alcaraz in five sets, two Masters 1000s and the ATP Finals allowed him to cling to the throne in an ATP ranking where he has already accumulated. 405 weeks.
Time does not seem to pass for the Belgrade tennis player closed the season with just seven losses in 63 games played. Since 2016, when he won the same number of awards, Nole has never won so only in 2015, with eleven victories, and in 2011, with ten, at full strength and maturity, he closed with more trophies in his backpack.
In total, there are now 98 titles that adorn the record of a world number 1 who stands up to old age by withholding the throne.
Looking ahead to 2024, Serbian ambition remains intact, with the Grand Slam (which no one has achieved since Rod Laver in 1969) as the grand goal. He also has Olympic gold, one of the few unfinished business.
Also among the candidates for gold in Paris is Iga Swiatek. The Pole reaffirmed her status as the queen of tennis for the second year in a row, although in 2023 her dominance waned due to a push from Aryna Sabalenka.
Roland Garros winner, Swiatek She is the first tennis player to win the WTA Best Player award two years in a row since Serena Williams from 2012 to 2016.. The Pole, in addition to winning her third title in Paris, took the WTA Finals in Cancun.
2023 also became the year of Italy. The transalpine country, led by Jannik Sinner, won the Davis Cup after defeating Djokovic’s Serbia in the semifinals and Australia in a final where they did not need the doubles match to lift the bowl.
A new and talented generation succeeded 47 years later who replaced Adriano Panatta, Corrado Barazzutti, Paolo Bertolucci and Antonio Zugarelli in 1976.
Also in the Billie Jean King Cup, Italy reached the final, although this time they were unable to win the trophy.. A surprising Canada, led by former US Open finalist Leylah Fernández, took the final held in Seville.
Canada began as a subject. In a group that shared the host, Spain and Poland. She beat them both with authority, with surprising 18-year-old Marina Stakusic, the revelation of the competition. She lost only one match, the semi-final against Czech Barbora Krejcikova.
He again took the pulse in the final. She was not intimidated by the stage or the situation and defeated Martina Trevisan, undefeated up to this point, 7-5, 6-3 to put Canada one step away from the title. Canada eliminated the Czech Republic, the big favorite, in the semifinals. The only team with two top ten on its team. He surpassed them. He reached the final to fulfill the dream he achieved with the help of Leylah Fernandez and a surprising Stakusic.
Source: La Verdad
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