TENNIS
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The ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) is the governing body of men's professional tennis circuit worldwide. The circuit has 66 tournaments in 32 countries spread across 20 million and 325,000 in prizes.The ATP also organizes the Challenger Tournaments , where many of the young players win their first matches and tournaments. Every year around 90 events worldwide and cash prizes ranging from 50,000 to $ 125,000 are organized.
The Swiss Roger Federer was world number one from the 3 February of 2004 until August 17 of 2008 , setting a record 237 consecutive weeks leading the ATP Ranking. The Spanish Rafael Nadal , who escorted the Swiss for 160 weeks from July 25 of 2005 , when ranked number two, became the world number one since August 18th of 2008 until July 5 of 2009 , when Roger Federer again took first place after winning his sixth Wimbledon in 2009 .
Rafa Nadal regained the number one trophy after winning Roland Garros in 2010 to robin Soderling Roger Federer staying at number two. After the US Open 2010 , Roger Federer moves into the post three Novak Djokovic rises to number two. Nadal remained in first place until Wimbledon in 2011 where Djokovic defeated in the end to Rafa and snatched the number one world ranking. After winning the final against Andy Murray at Wimbledon 2012 , Federer gets the number one after two years, surpassing Pete Sampras in weeks as number one. After November 2012, Novak Djokovic returns to take first place until the end of 2013 where Rafael Nadal returns to be number one, then in July of 2014 Novak Djokovic gets the number one dispute after the Wimbledon final with Roger Federer who stays with the number three, leaving Rafael Nadal second.
Novak Djokovic was born on May 22, 1987, in Belgrade, Serbia. He began playing tennis at the age of four. At 13 he was sent to the Pilic Academy in Munich, Germany, and began his international career in 2001. At 16, after winning five ITF tournaments, Djokovic became the 40th best junior tennis player. In 2010, Djokovic led the Serbian national team to its first Davis Cup win. He went on to win 43 consecutive matches in 2011—the only player in the world to achieve such a run. Among his 2011 victories, he won at Wimbledon, and became the world's No. 1 tennis player. In 2012, Djokovic won at the Australian Open, and made it to the Wimbledon semifinals, but was beaten by Roger Federer. In 2014, he reclaimed the Wimbledon title against Roger Federer.
Born in Switzerland on August 8, 1981, Roger Federer was among the Top 3 junior tennis players in Switzerland by age 11. He turned pro in 1998, and knocked out reigning champion Pete Sampras in the fourth round at Wimbledon 2001. Federer became the first Swiss man to win a Grand Slam title, when he won the Wimbledon 2003 singles. In 2004, he won the Australian Open, the U.S. Open and the ATP Masters, and retained the Wimbledon singles title. He also moved from the No. 2. spot to No. 1. In 2006, he won the Australian Open, his fourth successive Wimbledon singles title and his third successive U.S. Open. Federer held the No. 1 ranking from 2004 to 2008, regaining it in 2009—and several times thereafter, after frequent pushes by such rivals as Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. In 2012, Federer defeated Djokovic in the Wimbledon semifinals, and beat Andy Murray to become the Wimbledon 2012 champion—Federer's seventh Wimbledon win. The victory helped Federer regain the No. 1 spot and tie the world No. 1 ranking record of 286 weeks (set by Pete Sampras).
Born in Spain on June 3, 1986, Rafael Nadal is a Spanish professional tennis player who has been ranked among the world's Top 5 since 2003. Nadal is only the second male player to achieve the Career Golden Slam and the first to win seven French Open titles. He won the Roland Garros for four consecutive years, from 2005 to 2008, and went on to win Wimbledon 2008 against tennis star Roger Federer. In 2009, Nadal won the Australian Open, and came back to win his second Wimbledon in 2010, as well as his first U.S. Open and fifth French Open title. The following year, a No. 1-ranked Nadal lost his top ranking as well as Wimbledon 2011 to Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic. Also in 2011, he won his sixth French Open, followed by a seventh French Open victory in 2012. In the 2012 Wimbledon, a No. 3-ranked Nadal lost to Czech player Lukas Rosol in the second round—a match that some commentators labeled as one of the biggest upsets in tennis history. In June 2013, Nadal won his eighth French Open title against David Ferrer.
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ABELARDO HANOUN MATT DELAINI
VALENTINA TRUJILLO
MIGUEL POLO
