The eternal ‘Big 3’ continue to dominate world tennis in 2023, whether in omnipresence or absence. A year of lights but also many shadows in the Spanish sphere.
Novak Djokovic, 36 years old, carried the torch, reclaiming the number one spot thanks to his Grand Slam triplet (Australia, Roland Garros and US Open) and reaffirming his status as a ‘master’. Rafa Nadal’s absence represents a continuous alert, from his iliopsoas injury in his left leg at the Australian Open to his time under the operating room in June, the agony of retirement without ever competing again and the last announcement of which was in 2024.
On the other hand, young people aspire to master this sport. Carlos Alcaraz confirmed to the 20-year-old that he topped the new numbers. He was crowned at Wimbledon, his second ‘major’ title after the 2022 US Open, ousting Djokovic, which prevented him from having the option of making a Grand Slam title. Injuries and the irregularity itself, which is also a product of learning, kept the Murcian from greater achievements.
He rebelled at the last minute to whoever was supposed to set up the classic, Jannik Sinner, 22 years. He bid farewell to the Davis Cup hero course, giving Italy its second ‘salad bowl’.
The Spanish teams left almost no trace. The Davis Cup captaincy debut of David Ferrer, burdened by the loss of Alcaraz, ended in elimination in the group stage. This showed a deficit in the upper middle class in the absence of relief and the amount of experience a player wanted Alexander Davidovich. Feliciano Lopez He said goodbye to the slopes (also Pablo Andújar). Pablo Carreño or Roberto Bautista They suffered physical failures.
The women’s team is in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, but has lower chances because Garbine Muguruza He put the racket aside in February, and there aren’t many signs that he will return to it, at least in the short term.
AND Paula Badosa He said goodbye to privileged positions due to a stress injury to a vertebra that has left him without a campaign since May. Yes, he starred in one of the events of 2023 because of his romantic relationship with the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas make an impact.
The territory of the WTA is the territory of the Polish people Iga Swiatek champion of Roland Garros and the Finals, although less. For a few weeks he gave the number 1 to the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the best in Australia. The Czech Marketa Vondrousova surprised at Wimbledon and the American Coco Gauff He made his first big splash at the US Open. The BJK Cup was won by Canada, with Leylah Fernandez In front.
Spanish tennis maintains its presence because it continues to produce world-class stars, it is more difficult to maintain the machinery of having numbers but also good tennis players established among the best.
Source: La Verdad
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