Whether or not you’re a tennis fan or not, there’s no denying that Roger Federer made an important impression on the game and his retirement after 24 years will come at an important loss to tennis. Federer was the primary male participant to win 20 main Grand Slam titles and nonetheless holds the file for probably the most Grand Slam semi-finals (46) and quarter-finals (58). Eight of his Grand Slam titles got here at Wimbledon, which is a file in itself.
With Federer shifting on, who’re the up-and-coming tennis stars trying to take his place? It would take them some time to be in rivalry for the GOAT title, however these superb gamers are already on the trail to stardom.
Place Your Wagers for the Future
The UK’s summer time tennis season may be over, however worldwide matches are in full swing. Why not take pleasure in some tennis betting on a few of these gamers whereas ready for the massive tournaments to kick off once more?
Daniil Medvedev
The 26-year-old from Russia is presently ranked quantity 4 on the earth for males’s singles, and with Federer stepping down, he ought to transfer into the highest 3. Medvedev received the US Open final yr and the ATP Finals in 2020. The truth is, he’s one among solely two gamers exterior of the highest three of Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic to win a Grand Slam title since 2016 – an enormous achievement. He has a vibrant future forward of him with the potential for many extra titles underneath his belt.
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Tsitsipas is the perfect male Greek tennis participant of all time, his highest world rating of quantity 3 sees him draw even with Maria Sakkari for the honour. He has but to take a Grand Slam victory, though he did make it into the ultimate of the French Open in 2021, the place he misplaced to Novak Djokovic. Nonetheless, he does have 9 ATP singles titles underneath his belt, so it could’t be that lengthy earlier than he provides a Grand Slam victory to the record.
Carlos Alcaraz
18-year-old Alcaraz turned heads when he beat Tsitsipas on the 2021 US Open. He then went on to greatest virtually the entire world’s high tenners, together with Nadal and Djokovic. Alcatraz is a big favorite to take over from Federer as the perfect males’s singles participant, given how a lot of his profession continues to be forward of him. In 2022 he got here again to the US Open, having already claimed his first main titles within the Rio Open 500 and the Miami Open Masters, this time beating Norwegian Casper Rudd to take the title. Alcatraz now occupies the ATP world #1 spot for males’s singles and appears set to proceed his stellar rise on the earth of tennis.
Emma Raducanu
Like Alcatraz, Radacanu had an incredible 2021. At 19 years outdated, she is the present British #1, a rating she achieved after profitable the US Open girls’s singles. Not solely did she grow to be the primary British participant to win a Grand Slam title in eight years, however she additionally turned the primary British girl to win any title since 1977. Nonetheless, after such a excessive stress yr, together with pulling out of Wimbledon after the fourth spherical, evidently Raducanu hasn’t fairly bounced again: she was defeated within the US Open, French Open, and at Wimbledon. Radacanu continues to be younger and has loads of time to cement herself as a high quality tennis participant, so long as she doesn’t take too most of the detrimental press feedback to coronary heart.
Felix Auger-Aliassime
French-Canadian Auger-Aliassime is the second youngest participant ranked within the high 10 by the ATP Tour and has been producing curiosity within the skilled circles since he turned professional on the age of 17. Up to now in 2022 he has claimed three singles titles together with the Rotterdam Open, the place he beat Tsitsipas in straight units within the last. He got here up towards Rafael Nadal within the fourth spherical of the French Open and managed to take him to 5 units earlier than conceding. Within the group stage of the Davis Cup, he got here up towards world #1 Carlos Alcaraz and precipitated a serious upset by taking the win. With a confirmed file as towards skilled gamers, Auger-Aliassime is a stable contender for future Grand Slam success.
Conclusion
Federer isn’t the one high tennis participant to have reached the retirement age, however he’s the primary of the Massive Three to step down from the sport. However like in any sport, there are many hungry younger gamers keen for his or her title shot, and any one among these gamers, or many others, might step as much as the plate.
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