The founder of PTPA pointed out that Deyo reversed course, Arca returned to NO.2 with the championship, and Xiao Zheng hired a new sparring partner

14/04/2025 13:07:00 pandatv

Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans, today is Monday, April 14, 2025, and welcome to the afternoon newsletter brought to you by "Home of Tennis".

Last night, Beijing time, some foreign media reported that the PTPA joint lawsuit against the four major international tennis organizations was tried last Friday. Opelka, the American cannon who signed the complaint, also broke the news that he had spoken to a player who was currently on the ATP Players' Council, and the other party said that he was entrusted by the ATP to withdraw the complaint.

In addition, the report also said that there was a disagreement within the PTPA, and that Serbian football champion Djokovic, one of the co-founders of the group, was not involved in the 12-member joint lawsuit, and said in an interview that he did not agree with some of the statements in the complaint. Another PTPA co-founder, Canadian Pospisil, was puzzled by Djokovic's statement, saying that it was a reversal, "I'm surprised, I don't know why he [Djokovic] said that, we didn't say that last time we talked." "What the hell is going on? Let's wait and see what happens!

Let's get back to the field. Last night, Beijing time, the ATP1000 Monte Carlo Masters came to a wonderful end. In the final singles match, second seed and Spanish star Alcaraz overcame a set-one deficit to defeat 13th seed and Italy's Musetti 3-6 6-1 6-0 to lift the trophy for the first time in Monca.

This is the sixth Masters title of the Spaniard and the eighteenth overall singles title of the Spaniard. With this title, Alcaraz will surpass the recently sluggish German Zverev Jr. in the world rankings this week and return to No.2. In addition, Alcaraz also surpassed Italy's rising star Sinner to the top of the championship standings this season.

Musetti, on the other hand, lost but with the points he earned as runners-up, he will rise to a new world high of No.11 this week. However, he has already announced his withdrawal from this week's ATP 500 Barcelona Open due to a right thigh injury in the final.

Let's turn to the women's game. This morning, Beijing time, the qualifying rounds for the Billie Jean King Cup tennis team tournament have all ended. Japan in Group A defeated Canada in a doubles tiebreaker to secure their ticket to the finals. The United States in Group C comfortably defeated Slovakia with two singles victories to secure their final ticket.

Let's focus on this week's events. Last night, Beijing time, the WTA 500 Stuttgart station announced the draw for the main event. World No. 1 Sabalenka and American star Gauff lead the top half, while world No. 2 Swiatek and American Pegula sit in the bottom half, and the top eight seeds are facing each other: Sabalenka Schneider, Gauff Paulini, Milla Andreeva Pegula and Navarro Swiatek. American star Collins announced her retirement due to physical discomfort, and her signing was replaced by the lucky loser Seidl.

Let's pay attention to China's first sister Zheng Qinwen. Last night, Beijing time, foreign media reported that Emilio Gomez, an Ecuadorian, will join Zheng Qinwen's coaching team as a sparring partner in the clay season to help Xiao Zheng compete in Madrid, Rome and the French Open. Former world No. 90 Gomez has already had an initial collaboration with Zheng during the Sunshine Doubles, and he is yet to officially retire, but the world ranking has dropped outside the top 1,000.

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is of a player who bows his head and weeps after winning. Can you recognize who he is without prompting?