Tennis is again residence with the 2024 Wimbledon as motion reaches the ninth day. French folks might need a say in crediting the invention of tennis in England, however for now, the main focus is someplace else. Followers are actually solely musing with the sound of rackets hitting the ball because it glazes the grass courts of Wimbledon. Elias Ymer can even have an opportunity at this time to make his racket do the speaking, however he’ll be confronted with a crowd completely towards him. In any case, he’ll be taking over Jack Draper below the flag of Union Jack.
Ymer might need to endure some foul criticism of his household as effectively in entrance of the powerful crowd. However why such hostility towards an unseeded opponent? Who precisely is Elias Ymer?
Born to an Ethiopian household in Skara, Sweden, Elias grew up in a household of athletes. His father Wondwosen Ymer, a runner by occupation, needed his sons to observe in his footsteps. And sure, by sons it means Elias and his brother Mikael, 2 years youthful than him however extra on him later. In 2014, he made his ATP Tour debut towards Grigor Dimitrov however was overwhelmed within the first spherical. Taking inspiration from Rafael Nadal, his journey continued.
“In tennis, I draw inspiration from Nadal. He has an unbelievable mentality and fighting prowess. If people could fight like him, they would go up the ranking. Nadal is very special player,” Elias mentioned in an interview in 2017. By then, he was already below the wings of Swedish legend, Robin Söderling.
The advance was evident as Elias breezed by means of the 2018 French Open qualifiers however fell to Fabio Fognini within the first draw spherical. However enchancment was seen nonetheless. That yr he reached his career-high rating of 105. Now, at rank 206, it hasn’t been a fairytale for him, however moderately a yr of disappointments on and off the court docket. The frustration is over his efficiency and his brother, Mikael, who made the information for all of the fallacious causes.
Elias Ymer’s brother Mikael’s doping scandal
Mikael Ymer adopted his brother to the world of tennis. From taking part in towards one another of their modest residence in Skara to taking part in collectively within the doubles match, it was a journey of fulfilment for the Ymer brothers. However Mikael surpasses his brother together with his tennis prowess as he climbed the rankings far swifter. Mikael touched the ATP prime 50 rankings in 2023 however since then it’s been all downhill.
In July CAS (Court docket of Arbitration for Sports activities) suspended Mikael for 18 months. The explanation was Mikael’s failure to attend three separate out-of-competition doping checks that needed to be finished inside a span of 12 months.
“Having already been cleared once, and wholeheartedly standing by the fact that I do not feel that the third offense was committed, I find their decision to try me again and subsequently find me guilty, unfair,” Ymer responded by way of an X submit. “On top of that, I find it difficult to comprehend that they found an 18-month suspension to be a just punishment.”
After interesting, the suspension was upheld as Mikael was treating his ailing youthful brother, Rafael. The sleepless nights had been the explanation behind his missed dates for testing. However that was all a ruse. It was discovered that his brother was at a junior tennis match in Finland on the given timeline by Mikael and therefore the suspension was imposed as soon as once more. Now together with his brother’s antics on his again, Elias will face Draper and he can relaxation assured that the group will remind him of his brother in a most forgettable approach doable.
