Final Yr’s Wild Card Shock Wolf Rises to Prime 70, Commits to 2023 Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Males’s Clay Court docket Championship
Netflix tennis sequence ‘Break Level’ trailer accessible at the moment
HOUSTON (Jan. 5, 2023) – As a wild card entrant final yr ranked No. 157 on the planet, JJ Wolf upset the eighth seed within the first spherical of the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Males’s Clay Court docket Championship. It was a part of a breakthrough yr for the Cincinnati native, who has dedicated to return for the ATP Tour occasion April 1-9 at River Oaks Nation Membership, the match introduced at the moment. He’s at the moment ranked No 66.
“It’s been nice to observe JJ profit from his alternatives each right here and later within the yr,” mentioned Event Director Bronwyn Greer. “The match is blissful to welcome him again with a profitable yr underneath his belt.”
Wolf’s surge started in February final yr when he upset the world’s twenty first ranked participant in Acapulco, then defeated three higher-ranked gamers to qualify for the ATP Masters occasion in Indian Wells and attain the second spherical. He adopted that by beating three higher-ranked gamers to succeed in the semifinals of a Challenger occasion, then certified for the Miami Masters 1000 and took out the world No. 69 earlier than falling to No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas in three units.
That introduced Wolf to Houston. Ranked No. 157 however having earned a wild card for entry, he defeated Thirty sixth-ranked eighth seed Jenson Brooksby 6-4, 6-4. Within the timeframe from February by way of the U.S. Clay in April, his rating improved 58 spots from No. 209 to 151.
Wolf’s breakthrough yr didn’t finish there. He later reached the quarterfinals in Washington with wins over No. 22 Denis Shapovalov and No. 28 Holger Rune, the third spherical of the U.S. Open along with his first Prime 20 win (No. 18 Roberto Bautista Agut) and his first ATP Tour last in Florence, Italy to succeed in a career-high rating of No. 56.
Wolf joins previous champions Reilly Opelka (2022), Cristian Garin (2019) and John Isner (2013) as gamers who’ve been introduced as returning to the occasion.
Whereas the 2023 tennis season is already underway within the southern hemisphere, followers are on the point of see one other aspect of the game when Netflix debuts “Break Level,” whose trailer dropped at the moment on the streaming service. Digicam crews adopted ATP and WTA gamers around the globe all through 2022 for a behind-the-scenes have a look at skilled tennis and its personalities. The primary 5 episodes begin streaming Jan. 13 forward of the Australian Open. One other 5 episodes are scheduled to be launched in June earlier than Wimbledon. Viewers will watch the tour lives of previous U.S. Clay gamers Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe and Nick Kyrgios unfold, in addition to these of Iga Swiatek, Ons Jabeur, Aryna Sabalenka and others. A trailer for the sequence was launched at the moment (WATCH HERE).
Each day and West Grandstand season tickets for the U.S. Males’s Clay Championship are on sale now. To buy or for extra info, go to mensclaycourt.com/tickets.
Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Males’s Clay Court docket Championship at River Oaks Nation ClubRiver Oaks Nation Membership is internet hosting knowledgeable tennis match for the 87th time when the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Males’s Clay Court docket Championship will probably be held April 1-9, 2023. River Oaks first hosted its personal match, The River Oaks Worldwide, in 1931, and its roster of former champions consists of Jack Kramer, Tony Trabert, Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, Ken Rosewall, Ivan Lendl, Guillermo Vilas and James Blake. Houston is the twenty first metropolis to host the U.S. Males’s Clay Court docket Championship. The match got here to Houston in 2001, and has been hosted at River Oaks since 2008. Began in 1910 by the USTA, the 2023 match would be the 111th competitors for the Clay Court docket Championship. American Reilly Opelka was the 2022 singles champion whereas Australia’s Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell received the doubles title. The match beneficiary is the Nationwide Junior Tennis & Studying applications of the Houston Tennis Affiliation. Extra details about the match could be discovered at www.mensclaycourt.com.
