Wimbledon, United Kingdom, 26 June 2022 (AFP) – Despite not being awarded points in the men’s and women’s rankings this year and without some of the best players, Wimbledon is the most valuable competition of the tennis season and will resume on Monday. Grand Slam record match between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
In the women’s division, Iga Swedek’s winning streak could be interrupted by the surprise arrival of Serena Williams in the absence of defending champion Ashley Party, who retired in March.
. ATP and the WTA have decided not to award points in their rankings, as Wimbledon have eliminated Russian tennis players, including world No. 1 Daniel Medvedev and Belarusians.
Although he will not play, it is certain that Medvedev will be number one in men’s tennis at the end of the Grand Slam on the field, while Novak Djokovic, who refused to take part in the Australian Open and was relegated to third place in the ATP. Despite being crowned tournament champion for the fourth time in a row as he was vaccinated against Covit-19 and eliminated from Roland Crosse in the quarterfinals, he will miss out on positions, including Bejorn Borg (5), Pete Sampras (5), 4) and Roger Federer (5) at the Open. Have achieved.
But the temple of Wimbledon tennis, with or without points, will have the same sporting and historical value: Nadal will try to win his third consecutive Grand Slam (after the Australian Open and the Roland Cross). Great achievement, Djokovic20.
“The points on the status list are important, but for me they are less than they were until recently,” Serbian said.
Matteo Bertini, last year’s finalist and loser on the grass this season, seems to be the only one who can stop the 60th fight between Djokovic and Nadal and the 30th final between them. In the semi-finals the Italian player will cross at the crossroads with the Spanish player, while the ‘knol’ is on the other side of the bracket.
. How come Nadal and Djokovic are favorites? Although Nadal and Djokovic are not good enough: The Spanish player is inspired by winning the first two Grand Slams this year, but is at risk of having pain in his left leg while the Serbian player is there. Excellent physical condition, but he has to fight the demons that surround him during the season.
The Serbian has played very little this year: he did not make his debut until the Dubai tournament and missed the Indian Wells and Miami Masters 1000, returning to Europe for the clay season and becoming champions in Rome, but with semi-final defeats in Madrid. And Roland Carros in the quarterfinals.
Nadal and Djokovic have not played a single game on the grass for Wimbledon this year, but both are not worried about that.
“For tennis, the first six months of the year are incredible. I enjoy it even more because it’s unpredictable. Now I have to continue if my body allows it,” declared Nadal, the 2008 and 2010 Wimbledon champion. But who has not competed since 2019.
At the time, Djokovic was unbeaten at the England club.
“I’ve won Wimbledon without playing in any preparatory matches. Over the years I have learned to adapt quickly to the surface, so there is no reason to think I can not do it again,” Serbier said.
Psychologically, he promises that the chance of losing the US Open gives him extra motivation for Wimbledon.
. The Serena affair is one of the highlights of the match: it was not expected, but the invited Serena Williams will return to individual matches at Wimbledon.
“I hope she’s going to face Iga (Swedek), to slow her down a bit,” the Tunisian Ann Zabiur (3rd in the world) said in a statement announcing the return of the 40-year-old American. In the WTA rankings, he has not lost a single game since being knocked out in the second round in Dubai in February, and has since been champions in Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Stuttgart, Roma and Roland Kros.
The 21-year-old Poland came away with 35 wins and was very fond of participating in the third at Wimbledon, where his best result reached the 16th round last year, when he was precisely beaten by Jabier.
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