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Guests for the holiday: the big stars who will come to the Tel Aviv ATP tournament | Israel Hayom

2022-09-22T08:51:18.450Z


The Tel Aviv ATP tournament, which will start on Rosh Hashanah, will benefit from many of the world's top tennis players • Novak Djokovic is the biggest name of all, but next to him will appear five others who can take the entire jackpot • Tzach Cohen and Oren Aharoni on the hottest stars who will sweat on the court at the Expo


Marin Cilic |

16 in the world

In almost every possible aspect, Cilic and Thiem arrive in Tel Aviv on the standard of the next big name after Djokovic, but only one thing seems to differentiate the two at the moment, and it is the most critical of all - their current playing ability.

The fearsome Croatian (1.96 m), who stunned in 2013 by winning the US Championship (since then he qualified for only two Grand Slam tournament finals), remains relatively stable at the top, and will try to win title number 21 in his career here in Israel, and like Schwartzman - his first this year .

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Cilic.

Astonished in 2013 by winning the US Championship, photo: AP

In the last US Championship, he already lost in the round of 16, but at least he can say that it was to the champion on the way, Carlos Alcarez. Cilic's hallmark is the power of his punches, and if he arrives with focus - don't be surprised if Tel Aviv lights up for him.

Diego Schwartzman

17 in the world

The person who should win the most support from the crowd in Tel Aviv (after Djokovic and the Israelis, of course), is without a doubt the Argentine-Jewish.

He continues to maintain his place in the top 20 in the world, although he suffers from instability this year, when in the Grand Slam tournaments he did not pass the round of 16, with the exception of Roland Garros.

Nadal and Diego Schwartzman.

continues to maintain its place in the top 20 in the world, photo: Reuters

Schwarzman's record in 2022 so far stands at 31 wins against 21 losses, with appearances in only two finals (in Rio and in his hometown of Buenos Aires), in which he lost.

The tournament here in Israel is a good opportunity for him to win his first title this year.

Aslan Kratsev

39 in the world

Along with Diego Schwartzman, almost every tennis fan expected and guessed that Kartsev would register for the tournament in Tel Aviv.

The 29-year-old Russian is known as one of the biggest misses of Israeli tennis - he immigrated to Israel at the age of 4, played here until the age of 16, and left due to a lack of support, he claims.

Kratsev's breakthrough was very late.

In January 2021, when he was 27 years old, he began a wonderful journey at the Australian Open, which was only stopped in the semifinals by Djokovic.

He already did it in his Grand Slam debut, an amazing feat.

Aslan Kratsev.

Returning to Israel, photo: AP

As a Hebrew-speaking Jew, whose family still lives in Israel, in Holon, Kartsev would be happy to hit the first ball on the holy land in almost 12 years, but don't fantasize about seeing him in the future playing for the Israeli national team.

Novak Djokovic

7 in the world

The star of the tournament in Tel Aviv will come to Israel for the second time to play, after he did so in 2006, when he was only 19 years old, and led his team to a 1:4 victory over the blue-whites in the Davis Cup.

His declaration that he would not be vaccinated against Corona prevented the Serb from participating in quite a few tournaments, including two Grand Slams, in Australia and the USA, and led him (alongside the deterioration in the world ranking) to a rather rare appearance in the 250 ATP tournament.

Novak Djokovic.

Threading between the legs, photo: Reuters

Djokovic, with a constant appetite for titles, will now attack the singles title, as well as the doubles title, when he will team up with his friend Yoni Ehrlich (they won the Queen's tournament together in 2010), in what is expected to be the veteran Israeli's farewell appearance from active play at the age of 45 .

Dominique Timm |

182 in the world

One can only describe what the Austrian's reaction was when he was informed of receiving a free ticket to the tournament, but he also knows that this will be a golden opportunity for him to get back to business.

The former US champion (2020) was injured last year, and returned to the courts only after nine months, during which he fell in the rankings. He still has not been able to restore the ability that characterized him in the past, but he has a strong desire to do so - that is why the Israeli audience is eagerly awaiting him.

Dominic Thiem.

A golden opportunity for him to get back to business, photo: AFP

Karen Khachanov

18 in the world

For a long time now, the question has been asked: Should tennis players from Russia be banned from tennis tournaments?

Machchanov, who will appear without the flag of his country next to his name, did not prevent him from arriving at the tournament in Tel Aviv in his best form towards the twilight of the season. The tennis player of Armenian origin was successful in money time, and in the last US championship he reached the semi-finals.

The Russian will want to prove that his progress is not accidental, and will try to give a fight here.

Karen Khachanov.

will also arrive in Israel, Photo: Reuters

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