US tennis is on the rise
Billionaire’s daughter, disappointment and vivid future
24.01.2023 15:27
Sebastian Korda and Jessica Pegula ended up in Melbourne. However, the way forward for US tennis seems to be rosy. The German tennis affiliation can be the wonderful resurgence of the white sport on the different facet of the Atlantic.
Sebastien Korda left the Rod Laver Arena sullenly, whereas Jessica Pegula additionally packed up in disappointment after her title hopes ended. It was quarterfinal day for rising US tennis hopefuls at the Australian Open. The way forward for the as soon as underachieving tennis nation nonetheless seems to be rosy.
“With the group we have we will do rather well for the foreseeable future,” Korda mentioned after his Melbourne goals got here true. The 22-year-old Russian did not benefit from her semi-final alternative in opposition to Karen Khachanov, dropping 6:7 (5:7), 3:6, 0:3 as a consequence of a hand downside.
After the event, ten males from the United States are ranked amongst the prime 50 nations in the world, 9 of whom are 25 years outdated or youthful. From the struggle between Tommy Paul and newcomer Ben Shelton (round 4.30am/Eurosport) A semi-finalist in Melbourne – the first from the US since Andy Roddick in 2009. Dietloff von Arnim, president of the German Tennis Association (DTB), has already introduced that he needs to get a nearer have a look at the American’s rise. .
Pegula was very upset after Aus
The U.S. ladies can be 9 of the prime 50 on Tuesday, led by a disappointing Pegula. The daughter of billionaire Terrence Pegula, who misplaced in the fifth quarter-final of the Grand Slam event, this time misplaced to two-time winner of the event Victoria Asarenka of Belarus with the rating 4:6, 1:6. For Asarenko, the success means he should delay his return to son Leo. “He needs to convey me dwelling and immediately is my canine’s birthday,” the 33-year-old mentioned.
She will play Kazakhstan’s Yelena Rybakina in the ultimate, who, regardless of profitable Wimbledon final summer time, remains to be not well-known. Rybakina gained 6:2, 6:4 in opposition to Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in a match between two winners of the “Grand Slam” event. He began the event in a distant thirteenth place and solely performed in the final sixteen at Rod Laver Arena when he defeated world primary Iga Svitek. “It does not matter the place you begin the event, it is the place you end,” he mentioned.
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