the farewell of Serena Williams at the US Open tennisthe ascension of the Argentine ‘Manu’ Ginóbili to the Hall of Fame of the Baloncesto and the title of the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open stood out among the sporting events in America that left the month of September.
On Friday the 2nd September It was a nostalgic day for him. tennis world when, after the defeat of the American Serena against the Australian Ajla Tomljanovic in the United States Open, the youngest of the Williams sisters announced her retirement after battling for more than three hours.
Williams, 40, canceled five match points before falling in the third round and did so on an Arthur Ashe court full of spectators who, after supporting her at each point, sent her off with a bang.
your goodbye to tennis in New York provoked an outpouring of appreciation for his legacy on and off the track.
“Manu” Ginobili in the Hall of Fame
on the 10th of September The Argentine ‘Manu’ Ginóbili, with a track record forged in the Italian league, the national team and the NBA, entered the Olympus of his sport by being formally inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Baloncesto de Naismith en Springfield (Massachusetts, USA).
Sitting next to his children and wife, Ginobili received applause and passionate shouts in the Symphony Hall, he was the one who attracted the most fans to the vicinity and the figure that captivated the most media attention.
Alcaraz and Swiatek, kings in New York
The Polish Iga Swiatek won on 10 September the first United States Open of her career, by beating Tunisian Ons Jabeur in the final 6-2, 7-6(5) in one hour and 53 minutes.
Swiatek celebrated the second ‘big’ in the last year, after Roland Garros 2021, and the third of his career, as he also won the French Open in 2020.
In total, he has seven trophies in his extraordinary 2022.
The next day, New York was dazzled by the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, who was proclaimed champion of the United States Open, the first ‘great’ of his career, and at 19 years of age he became number one in the tennis youngest world champion, after beating Norwegian Casper Ruud in the final.
Alcaraz beat Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-3 in three hours and 20 minutes to reach glory in New York, and established himself as the youngest champion since the victory of Pete Sampras in 1990.
Argentina wins the Copa America balloon in Brazil
The Argentine team, in an exciting final, won on the 11th of September by 73-75 to the host Brazil and achieved its third title of the Copa América de Baloncesto in Recife.
Coach Pablo Prigioni’s quintet finished undefeated, with six wins, and won by a narrow difference of two points.
The NFL kicked off…
The game between the Buffalo Bills and the champion Los Angeles Rams marked the opening week of the 2022 NFL season, in which Tom Brady, a 45-year-old passer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in his 23rd campaign will seek to reach an eleventh duel for the championship to win his eighth Super Bowl.
… And the boxing left “Canelo” the winner and a fateful knockout
on 18 September Mexican Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez unanimously defeated Kazakh Guenadiy Golovkin and retained his four belts in the super middleweight division.
‘Canelo’ took advantage in the first eight rounds of the fight against a slow Golovkin and without initiative and prevailed with cards of 116-112, 115-113 115-113.
The Mexican reached 58 wins, 39 by knockout, with two losses and two draws; and he kept all four 168-pound belts. Golovkin suffered his second setback, both against ‘Canelo’, with 42 wins, 37 before the limit, and a draw.
But the month closed this 30th September with sad news: Colombian boxer Luis Quiñones passed away after spending five days in a coma, due to injuries sustained on 24 September during a fight in the city of Barranquilla against his compatriot José Muñoz.
