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Super Nine
Apart from the four Grand Slams, the most important tennis event is Super Nine (in chronological order): Indiana Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, Rome, Hamburg, Montreal, Cincinnati, Madrid and Paris.
Turn out a Sina article: Gossiping about the Super Nine before the Masters Cup. However, it was written in 23, when agassi was still very good:)
Apart from the four Grand Slams, the most important men's tennis tournament is "Super Nine", and of course, the year-end Masters Cup. However, whether for
fans or players, the focus of people's attention is still the four Grand Slams, and the Super Nine tournament is also serving the four Grand Slams in a sense.
The Australian Open is the most important competition at the beginning of each year. As it is January, the warm-up time for many masters is not long. This
period is dominated by hard-court events. After the Australian Open, ATP arranged two stops in Indiana Wells and Miami.
In these two races, Hewitt and Agassi defended their titles successively, but with different meanings. Judging from the present situation, the Indiana Station in India is a consolation prize for Hewitt's tennis career for the whole year. Without this champion, Hewitt's report card for the whole year would be blank, which is obviously inconsistent with Hewitt's strength.
Agassi's defending shows the strength of an old man. After the Australian Open, the veteran won the "fifth grand slam", which is not for everyone, even Sampras. Miami is another affirmation of
Agassi Australian Open champion.
Next, the game entered the clay court, which obviously provided a warm-up for the upcoming French Open. Before the French Open, Ferrero became the biggest hit, and its performances in Monte Carlo, Rome and Hamburg will provide people with a sunny and rainy table.
Sure enough, Ferrero successfully defended his title in Monte Carlo, and then in Rome, Ferrero entered the semi-finals, and then
left due to injury. Subsequently, the Hamburg station put up a war-free card, and it was obvious that Ferrero was saving strength for the French Open. Sure enough, Ferrero was like a bamboo in the French < P > Open. Ferrero's performance was unparalleled, and winning the championship was widely expected.
Wimbledon followed the French Open, but ATP did not arrange any Masters to warm up for Wimbledon. There are two
reasons here. One is that it is difficult to find grassland close to Wimbledon, and the other is that the interval between the French Open and Wimbledon is too short. Even so, Britain has the Queen's Lawn Tour as a warm-up for Wimbledon.
Federer won four championships before Wimbledon, and he won one on the grass, one on the red clay, one on the outdoor and one on the indoor hard court. Although
there was no Masters champion, he still showed people his comprehensiveness. In addition, the runner-up in Rome was also a good warm-up for Federer, after all, Federer was preparing for Wimbledon all year round.
After Wimbledon, it entered the hard court competition. First, it's outdoors. Obviously, it's a warm-up for the US Open.
Roddick won the championships in Montreal and Cincinnati, showing people his desire to win the US Open
. At last, people all thought that Roddick won the US Open naturally.
Then the Super Nine Games came to Madrid and Paris. Both stations are indoor hard courts. Obviously, these two stations are to warm up for the year-end Grand Teacher's Cup. Ferrero's victory in Madrid proved his strength in hard court, and last year, the Masters Cup decided < P > that Seferrero also entered the final. Henman is an anomaly in this year's Masters, which is similar to Mantilla in Rome, but there are some anomalies every
year, just like canas in Argentina last year.
Super Nine ended like this, but it was always in the shadow of four Grand Slams, even the year-end Masters Cup, even though its prize money
exceeded four Grand Slams.
The four major international tennis tournaments are referred to as the four Grand Slams for short. They include:
Australian Open
Wimbledon Open
French Open
US Open
1. Introduction to the Australian Open
The Australian Open is managed by the Australian Tennis Sports Center. Every year, the Australian Open is the earliest event among the four open tournaments, and the events are arranged.
History
The Australian Open is the latest event among the four major open competitions. The first match was held at Will horsman Cricket Court in Melbourne in 195. Among them, the men's competition was founded in 195, and the women's competition began in 1922. At first, the lawn tennis court was used, and it was changed to the hard court in 1988. In 1968, after the professionalization of international tennis, it was listed as one of the four major open tournaments. In 1972, in order to attract more spectators, the event was held in Melbourne, a big city in Australia. For a long time after its establishment, the champion of the open competition was won by local people. From 1946 after World War II to 1978, most of the men's and women's singles champions were won by Australian players, but after the 198s, no local player was lucky enough to win this honor. With the continuous expansion of the competition scale and the increasing popularity, the facilities of the competition venue need to be improved, and the debris park stadium came into being. This multi-kinetic sports center started construction in 1986 and was completed in January 1988. In the same year, the 1988 Ford Australian Open was successfully held here. Since then, this sports center has been further expanded. In 1995, the second phase of the competition venue was started, and it was officially used in the 1997 competition. On January 29th, 1996, the Debris Park Stadium was officially renamed Melbourne Park.
Introduction to the venue
The venue is the Tennis Center in Melbourne, the second largest city in Australia. Melbourne park facilities-central stadium: retractable roof, 1521 seats; No.1 Stadium: 6, seats; No.2 Stadium: 3, seats; No.3 Stadium: 2, seats; No.4 Stadium: 1,1 seats; Open-air practice court: 19 yuan; Indoor practice court: 4 yuan. Melbourne, Australia, due to the local midsummer and extremely hot climate, the temperature of the competition venue is as high as 6 degrees Celsius, and the players are physically exhausted, which affects the successful conclusion of the competition. If these problems cannot be properly solved, it will be difficult to maintain its position in the open competition. Because it is a hard court, players who play all-round can have a certain advantage. It is not only beneficial to the baseline stroke, but also suitable for serving the net, not only suitable for playing topspin and backspin, but also suitable for hanging high balls and putting short balls.
Name of the center stadium: Rod Laver, ROD LAVER
Total prize money
The total prize money of the Australian Open is as high as US$ 6.2 million. Among them, the prize of the men's singles champion is 36 thousand dollars. This is one of the reasons why it occupies a place in the four major open competitions.
II. Introduction to Wimbledon
This tournament is held regularly from the last week of June to the beginning of July every year, which has formed a tradition, and the participation qualification is determined according to the accumulated scores won in various major competitions in the previous year. Wimbledon championships is jointly organized by the All England Club and the British Lawn Tennis Association, but in fact, the All England Club controls the competition, including millions of dollars in ticket revenue for each tournament. At Wimbledon today, the audience can reach more than 3, people, while the number of people watching live TV is more than 5 million.
History
wimbledon championships is the earliest game in modern tennis history, which was founded by the All England Club and the British Lawn Tennis Association in 1877. The first official competition was held at the club's headquarters at Wimbledon in the southwest corner of London, and it was called the All England Lawn Tennis Championship. The first competition was aimed at amateur competitions, and only men's singles events were set up. At that time, tickets for the final were only sold for one shilling. Spencer Goyle, a student from Harrow College, won the Challenge Cup (the name of the championship trophy) among the 22 contestants. In 1884, the organizing committee established the women's singles for the first time, and Mudd Watson defeated 12 other players to become the first women's singles champion in Wimbledon history. In the same year, men's doubles also became an official event. In 1899, women's doubles and mixed doubles were added. Since 191, Wimbledon has only accepted foreign players to participate in the competition. At that time, it was limited to small countries in the British dominion. It was officially opened in 195, and players from the United States, France and other countries came across the sea to participate in the competition. In 1922, two reforms were carried out, one was to build a central stadium with a capacity of 15, spectators, and the other was to abolish the challenge. From this year on, in order to win the championship, men must start from the first round and win seven games in a row, while women must win six games in a row. In 1968, the International Federation of Networks approved professional players to participate in the competition, and at the same time, the organizers also raised huge bonuses to attract world-class players to participate, so the competitive level improved year by year. Whoever wins the first place in each individual event will immediately become a world-famous figure. Therefore, during the competition, elites gathered together, and the competition was fierce, which reflected the highest level and development trend of tennis technology. Up to 2, wimbledon championships has held 114 sessions, of which 1 were suspended due to two world wars. If it started in 1877, it has a history of more than 1 years.
Introduction to the venue
At present, Wimbledon has 18 lawns, 9 hard courts and 2 indoor courts, and all of them will be open only when the club holds a dinner party in mid-May every year. The main stadium is called the "Centre Court", where the finals are held. Due to the unpredictable weather in London during the competition, the stadium is equipped with a collapsible roof and is expected to be completed by 29. After a major reconstruction in 1997, Stadium No.1 was moved from the original site adjacent to the central stadium to a new dedicated venue that can accommodate more spectators. The original No.1 Stadium is said to have a unique atmosphere and is the favorite place of many players, so many people feel sad about its relocation. Stadium No.1 usually hosts some very important games, such as the quarterfinals of singles, and it also has an external huge screen for fans gathered on Henman Mountain outside the stadium to enjoy the game. Every year, thousands of fans cheer for the local players who hit the championship on this hillside, but unfortunately, since 1936, British players have never raised the championship trophy again.
name of the center stadium: Wimbledon center stadium
No.2 stadium has the title of "champion's tomb" because the seed players who play here are usually eliminated by the opponents with lower rankings. Previous victims include Andre Agassi, Roger Federer and Pete Sampras, and in the first round of 25, they almost dragged Tim Henman into the water.
total prize money
wimbledon championships's prize money is increasing year by year. In 1984, the prize money for men's singles champion was 1, pounds, and that for women's singles champion was 9, pounds. In 1985, the men's singles champion was 13, pounds. In 1987, the prize money for the men's singles champion was 155, pounds. In 1991, the men's singles champion won 24, pounds, and the women's singles champion won 216, pounds. Even the players eliminated in the first round can get a bonus, 3,6 pounds for men and 2,79 pounds for women. The high prize money makes wimbledon championships very attractive, which makes this tournament last for a hundred years.
Third, the French Open
The French Open was started in 1891. At the beginning, only French players participated, and foreign players were not allowed to participate until 1925. Since 1928, the French Open has been held every year from the end of May to the beginning of June in roland garros Tennis City on the edge of the Boulogne forest in western Paris. The venue is a red clay court, so it is also called a red clay court tennis match. This tennis city covers an area of 8 hectares and has 2 official playing fields, including 3 large-scale playing fields with stands around, and the largest central court has nearly 16, seats. Over the past 75 years, the French Open has received more than 3.5 million visitors.
Of the four Grand Slams, the French Open is undoubtedly the most passionate one, just like its fiery court. Because it is played on slow clay, patient stalemate, strong topspin and fast running are considered as the main weapons to win the championship here, and the best of five sets often lasts for several hours, which is a severe test for the players' physical strength and will. Spanish and South American players who are good at clay fighting have excellent records here. However, due to the particularity of the venue, many famous players who won the championship here can't win the other three Grand Slams all their lives, such as Bruguera, Must, Kurten, Moya, Costa, Zhang Depei and Gomez, who have not won other Grand Slams. At the same time, players like Sampras, Becker and Edberg, as well as Roger Federer, the "King of Switzerland", have never been able to win their own trophies in Paris.
Name of the center stadium: Philip Chatterley
The total prize money of the French Open is 12,234,85 euros, and the 2nd match has entered the third day. Ticket prices range from 8 euros to 53 euros according to different venues and events.
IV. US Open
The US Open began in 1881, and every tournament is held at the National Tennis Center of new york Tennis Association from the end of August to the beginning of September every year. Since 1997, the competition has been held in the newly-built arthur ashe Tennis Center. The center covers an area of 18.2 hectares and has 33 competition venues, which are also hard courts. In order to win the competition, athletes must have good physical strength. Every time an athlete scores a point, it will take more time than other Grand Slam tournaments, and there will be more sparring scenes.
Name of the center court: arthur ashe
The US Open is the only one among the four major tennis tournaments that maintains the equal pay bonus system for men and women. This year, the bonus will reach 16,174,2 US dollars (1 US dollar is about 1.18 yuan). Ticket prices range from 22 yuan to $92.