Tennis is one of the favorite sports of people around the world. With over a billion fans globally, the sport is enjoyed in countries around the world, especially in places like Australia, New Zealand, France, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, and the United States of America, etc. Over the hundred-year-long history of the sport, there have been some fantastic players to play the court. But who are the best ones playing today? In this article, we will take a look at a few of the best tennis players, active in 2022.
Novak Djokovic
One of the best, and most beloved tennis players of all time, Novak Djokovic is widely regarded as the greatest tennis player active today (and some might even go so far as to call him the greatest of all time). All around the world, betting sites often list Novak Djokovic as a fan-favorite, and odds-on-favorite when it comes to tennis wagers, and for good reason. Even in the American scene, like the
New York sports betting sites, Novak Djokovic is the undisputed favorite.
At only 20-years-old he disrupted Federer’s and Nadal’s 11 consecutive majors streak, and since then has gone on to win several titles, most notably, the bronze medal at the Olympics, 20 Grand Slam men’s singles titles, and the Order of the Republika Srpska, a national award, given to reputable citizens of the Republic of Serbia.
Ashleigh Barty
Hailing from Australia, Ashleigh Barty is closely linked to two of the nation’s favorite sports, cricket, and more important for this list, tennis. Currently, she is ranked number 1 in the world, by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) when it comes to singles.
Barty has won three Grand Slam singles championships, and today is the champion at both Wimbledon and the Australian Open. In the eyes of many, Barty is the best player in the Women’s tennis scene working today, and her track record certainly speaks for itself.
Daniil Medvedev
According to the
Association of Tennis Professionals, Medvedev is ranked second in terms of men’s singles. Medvedev is certainly a rising star in the realm of tennis, first achieving his second-position ranking in 2021. Last year alone, Medvedev was met with a large number of successes, including defeating tennis superstar, Novak Djokovic who we mentioned in this article.
Apart from that, Daniil has won three ATP Tour singles titles, and has ended up as the runner-up in the several big name competitions, including, most recently, the Australian Open of 2022.
Aryna Sabalenka
Ranked second in singles and first in doubles, Aryna Sabalenka has certainly proven herself worthy of the titles. Sabalenka started playing tennis professionally in 2012, and in the 10 years since she has been playing, she has risen through the ranks to earn herself the title among the best.
The main weapon in her arsenal is her height, which grants her a powerful serve. This, coupled with her very aggressive playstyle, makes Sablenka a force to be reckoned with. She has won two Grand Slam titles, most recently in 2021, and 16 WTA titles overall, ten of which have been singles, and 6 doubles.
