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Luca Preda
Luca Preda (born 19 March 2006) is a Romanian professional tennis player. He has a career-high International Tennis Federation, ITF junior combined ranking of No. 5, achieved on 29 April 2024. Early life Preda was born in Constanța. His mother is a former basketball player. He began playing tennis at the age of four and trained at Tennis Club Play Constanţa. He also played basketball at Athletic Constanţa. Junior career In June 2023, Preda won his first J300 title at the ITF German Juniors in Bamberg, defeating Lasse Pörtner in the final. That December, he reached the final of the J500 Orange Bowl (tennis), Orange Bowl, but lost to Danil Panarin. In February 2024, he won his first J500 title in Cairo. He was the first Romanian player to win a J500 tournament since Ana Bogdan in 2008. In April, he also reached the final of the J500 event in Offenbach am Main, Offenbach, but retired in the first set against Maxim Mrva. He made his Junior Grand Slam debut at the 2024 French Op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange Bowl (tennis)
The Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships, known as the Dunlop Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships from 2008 to 2013 with Dunlop as the title sponsor, and renamed the Metropolia Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships from 2013 onwards, is a prestigious junior tennis tournament, one of five that are rated by the ITF as 'Grade A'. Established in 1947 in Miami Beach, the tournament has for years featured both boys and girls singles and doubles draws at both '18 and under' (under-19) and '16 and under' (under-17) age categories. From 1999 to 2010, the tournament had been held each December at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida. Since 2011, it has been held at the Frank Veltri Tennis Center in Plantation, Florida. History The Orange Bowl Tennis Championship began at Flamingo Tennis Center, Miami Beach. This facility, still in use today, hosted the tournament until 1998, when it was moved to Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida. The Orange Bowl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 French Open – Boys' Singles
Kaylan Bigun won the boys' singles title at the 2024 French Open, defeating Tomasz Berkieta in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3. Bigun became the first American player to win the junior boys' singles title since Tommy Paul in 2015. Dino Prižmić was the defending champion, but was no longer eligible to compete in junior events. He played in the men's singles qualifying competition, where he lost to Stefano Napolitano in the first round. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 Qualifying Seeds Qualifiers Draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier Fifth qualifier Sixth qualifier Seventh qualifier Eighth qualifier References External links Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2024 French Open - Boys' Singles Boys' Singles 2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurosport
Eurosport is a group of pay television networks in Europe and parts of Asia, owned and operated by Warner Bros. Discovery through its WBD Sports unit, it operates two main channels—Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2—across most of its territories, and streams on Max (streaming service), Max and Discovery+. Originally a joint venture between the European Broadcasting Union and Sky Television (1984–1990), Sky established in 1989, it was briefly shut down in 1991 following complaints by competitor Screensport. It was subsequently acquired by TF1 Group, and later merged with Screensport. For a period, it was a joint venture between TF1, Canal+ Group, and Havas Images. TF1 Group later bought out the other owners' shares. In 2012, Discovery, Inc., Discovery Communications began to take an ownership in Eurosport, eventually leading to a full buyout in 2015. Eurosport is the main rights holder of the Olympic Games in most of Europe, as well as, with some exceptions, the tennis Grand S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adevărul
(; meaning "The Truth", formerly spelled ''Adevĕrul'') is a Romanian daily newspaper, based in Bucharest. Founded in Iași, in 1871, and reestablished in 1888, in Bucharest, it was the main left-wing press venue to be published during the Kingdom of Romania, Romanian Kingdom's existence, adopting an independent pro-Democracy, democratic position, advocating Land reform in Romania, land reform, and demanding universal suffrage. Under its successive editors Alexandru Beldiman and Constantin Mille, it became noted for its virulent criticism of King of Romania, King Carol I of Romania, Carol I. This stance developed into a Republicanism, republican and Socialism, socialist agenda, which made clash with the Kingdom's authorities on several occasions. As innovative publications which set up several local and international records during the early 20th century, and its sister daily ''Dimineața'' competed for the top position with the right-wing ''Universul'' before and throughout the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chengdu
Chengdu; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ; Chinese postal romanization, previously Romanization of Chinese, romanized as Chengtu. is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a population of 20,937,757 at the 2020 Chinese census, 2020 census, it is the fourth most populous city in China, and it is the only city with a population of over 20 million apart from Direct-administered municipality, direct-administered municipalities. It is traditionally the hub of Western China. Chengdu is in central Sichuan. The surrounding Chengdu Plain is known as the "Country of Heaven" and the "Land of Abundance". Its prehistoric settlers included the Sanxingdui culture. The site of Dujiangyan, an ancient irrigation system, is designated as a World Heritage Site. The Jin River (Sichuan), Jin River flows through the city. Chengdu's culture reflects that of its province, Sichuan; in 2011, it was recognized by UNESCO as a city of ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITF Junior Masters
The ITF Junior Masters is a year-end singles tournament for the top-ranked 18-and-under tennis players on the ITF Junior Circuit (ITF Junior World Ranking). It is the second most prestigious annual junior event in terms of rankings points awarded, after the four junior grand slams. Each year, eight boys and eight girls participate in separate events. The tournament is designed to emulate the ATP Finals and WTA Finals. Each event features two round-robin groups vying for spots in the knockout rounds that determine the champion. It is played outdoor on hard surface since first edition. The 2024 edition will be played 16 Oct to 20 Oct. History The ITF Junior Masters was founded in 2015, and has been held in Chengdu, China each year. The first two editions were held as exhibitions. 2017 edition of the competition was the first to be held at the end of the year. The ITF began awarding rankings points to participants in 2017, and the current points system started in 2018. Format In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberpullendorf
Oberpullendorf (; or ; ) is a town in Burgenland, Austria. It is the administrative center of the district of Oberpullendorf (district), Oberpullendorf. Geography Oberpullendorf is a municipality in the middle of the Burgenland. It consists of two united communities: Mitterpullendorf and Oberpullendorf, and is also the capital of the same called administrative district of Oberpullendorf. It is surrounded by the communities of Stoob to the north, Großwarasdorf to the east, Frankenau-Unterpullendorf to the south, and Steinberg-Dörfl to the west. The Stooberbach crosses the municipality from north-west to the south-east. History The district of Oberpullendorf has been populated since the Neolithic age. During the early Iron Age the district was a flourishing iron industrial area. Josef Polatschek, a gardener and regional researcher, mapped several ancient iron extraction sites in the district. Oberpullendorf was firstly documented in 1225 as a Hungarian frontier guard set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Open (tennis)
The US Open Tennis Championships, commonly called the US Open, is a hardcourt tennis tournament organized by the United States Tennis Association annually in Queens, New York City. Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis events, held after the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon. The US Open starts on the last Monday of August and continues for two weeks, with the middle weekend coinciding with the United States Labor Day holiday. All players participating must be at least fourteen years old. Since the start of the Open Era of tennis in 1968, the event has been Open (sport), open to both amateur and professional players. The tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, originally known as the U.S. National Championships, for which men's singles and men's doubles were 1881 U.S. National Championships (tennis), first played in August 1881. It is the only Grand Slam that was not affected by cancellation due to World War I and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 US Open – Boys' Doubles ...
Maxim Mrva and Rei Sakamoto won the boys' doubles title at the 2024 US Open, defeating Denis Peták and Flynn Thomas in the final, 7–5, 7–6(7–1). Max Dahlin and Oliver Ojakäär were the reigning champions, but were no longer eligible to participate in junior events. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half References External links Main draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2024 US Open - Boys' Doubles Boys' Doubles 2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 US Open – Boys' Singles
Rafael Jódar defeated Nicolai Budkov Kjær in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(10–1), to win the boys' singles title at the 2024 US Open. Jódar was the third Spanish player in four years to win the boys' singles title, after Daniel Rincón in 2021 and Martín Landaluce in 2022. João Fonseca was the reigning champion, but chose to compete only in the Men's singles qualifying event, where he lost to Eliot Spizzirri in the qualifying competition. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 Qualifying Seeds Qualifiers Lucky losers Draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier Fifth qualifier Sixth qualifier Seventh qualifier Eighth qualifier References External links Main drawat usopen.com Qualifying drawat usopen.com {{DEFAULTSORT:2024 US Open - Boys' Singles Boys' Singles 2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 US Open (tennis)
The 2024 US Open was the 144th edition of tennis' US Open (tennis), US Open and the fourth and final Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam event of the year. It was held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff were the men's and women's singles defending champions, respectively, but Djokovic lost in the third round to Alexei Popyrin and Gauff lost in the fourth round to Emma Navarro. It was the final edition of the tournament to commence with 14 days. Tournament The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2024 ATP Tour and the 2024 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament was played on hard courts and took place over a series of 17 courts with Laykold surface, including the three existing main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand (US Open), Grandstand. The wheelchair professional events we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanatik (Romania)
Horia Claudiu Ivanovici (born 8 August 1974) is a Romanian journalist and TV show producer. He began his career in 1992 as editor of ''Evenimentul Zilei''. Between 1995 and 1996, he was the head of the Sports department at the ''Naţional'' daily journal, and was then appointed deputy editor-in-chief at ''Sportul Romanesc'', during 1996 to 1998. He was transferred to Antena 1, between 1998 and 2000, where he held the position of editor-in-chief of the Sports News Department. From 2000 to 2003, he was the editor-in-chief of ''Gazetei Sporturilor'', a position later held, between 2003 and 2004, with the magazine ''Life Sport''. Beginning in 2006, he became the owner of the Fanatik Romania magazine, after having occupied the position of general manager with the same magazine, a brand further developed through the ''Fanatik Show'' TV show, the ''Fantasticii Fanatik'' ''Galas'' and the www.fanatik.ro website. Education In 1996, he graduated from the Law School of Spiru Haret Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
