At this time of year, the more than 70-year-old American Orange Bowl is in full swing. Why is a young youth event so eye-catching?
The tournament is divided into four age groups: 18, 16, 14 and under 12, of which the 18 and 16 years old are A-class events in the Youth Group recognized by the International Tennis Federation, while the other two are recognized in the United States.
On the one hand, many Grand Slam champions and celebrities have appeared here, such as the world number one Federer, Roddick, Wozniacki, Haining and so on who are familiar with the world have won championships here.
And here there have also been stars who have not won a Grand Slam title but are famous, such as two-time French Open runner-up Soderlin, the current women's tennis hot rising star Gough and so on.
In the case of champions over the past few years, there are also many players we are familiar with.
The men's 2011 champions in the two categories were Tim and Zheng, who became the first star in the post-90s to win the Grand Slam men's singles title, and the latter defeated Djokovic djokovic at the 2017 Australian Open to reach the final four of the Australian Open, and then defeated many masters to win the New Forces Finals.
The 2012 titles went to Jerre and Rublev respectively. The former is currently serbia's top fierce character, and at a young age, he is under the influence of his big brother Djokovic, and he has heard and grown rapidly.
The latter has reached the top five in the world, and the stability of these two years is obvious to all, and the only thing that needs to be strengthened is the ability in the competition.
This year's Masters have won runners-up in succession, the Grand Slam has stopped in the quarterfinals, and the finals have been eliminated from the group. Hopefully, Rublev will be as good as he was then, standing out among the stars of his age group.
Recent champions have since been Tiafo, Katsmanovic and Gaston.
These three people in their respective countries, if not the top players, but also belong to the mainstay type, the future can be expected.
Compared with the men's tennis world, the women's side undoubtedly has more outstanding faces. The 2011 winner was Contavita, who shined at the end of the season, and she not only won the tour title, but also reached the championship battle in the year-end finals.
The two champions of 2014, Kenning and Andreescu, both became Grand Slam champions in the future, but Kenning's injuries and new crown problems this season, Andreescu is facing physical and mental tests. The latter has withdrawn from next year's Australian Open trip.
Attention can be gained at a young age, and it's no wonder this orange bowl is so tempting! (Source: Tennis House Author: Luo ChengQiye)