Andreeva advances after towelling up Tauson
RUSSIAN young gun Mirra Andreeva is through to the fourth round of the 2025 Indian Wells WTA1000 event after an eye-catching win over Dane Clara Tauson for the second time in a month. The two hard-hitting compatriots faced off in the Dubai Tennis Championships decider, and like on that occasion, it was the higher ranked […]
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Demon dares to dream in desert
AUSSIE dynamo Alex de Minaur blitzed Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz in the third round of Indian Wells, winning 10 of the last 11 games of the match to dismantle the 21st seed, 6-4 6-0 in an hour and 14 minutes. The Australian notched up win number 50 at ATP Masters 1000 level thanks to the result, […] The post Demon dares to dream in desert appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
Andreeva advances after towelling up Tauson
RUSSIAN young gun Mirra Andreeva is through to the fourth round of the 2025 Indian Wells WTA1000 event after an eye-catching win over Dane Clara Tauson for the second time in a month. The two hard-hitting compatriots faced off in the Dubai Tennis Championships decider, and like on that occasion, it was the higher ranked […] The post Andreeva advances after towelling up Tauson appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
Double dose for Tsitsipas in desert
KEEPING his recent hot form rolling, Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas took another step forward in overcoming his slow start to the year with a second win over former Top 10 talent Matteo Berrettini in as many weeks. Defeating him in a tough three-setter at Dubai last week en route to the ATP500 title, the eighth seed […] The post Double dose for Tsitsipas in desert appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
No Djoke as Botic beats five-time Indian Wells champion
FOR the first time in almost seven years, former world number one Novak Djokovic suffered his third straight loss, this time coming in the second round of Indian Wells. The Serbian now sixth seed went down to Dutchman Botic Van de Zandschulp 6-2 3-6 6-1 in two hours and two minutes. Van de Zandschulp lost […] The post No Djoke as Botic beats five-time Indian Wells champion appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
Pegula powers past Pole at Indian Wells
IN-FORM American Jessica Pegula‘s recent form rolled on with her sixth straight victory to book her place in the third round of Indian Wells today. The fourth seed notched up her WTA Tour 80th victory in the process when knocking off Poland’s Magda Linette 6-4 6-2 and winning her third straight match against the world […] The post Pegula powers past Pole at Indian Wells appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
Fonseca survives three-setter against Fearnley
BRAZILIAN wunderkind Joao Fonseca is through to the second round of Indian Wells after winning on debut against British player Jacob Fearnley. Both combatants have shot up the world rankings in the last 12 months, but it was Fonseca who took home the chocolates with a topsy-turvy 6-2 1-6 6-3 victory in two hours and […] The post Fonseca survives three-setter against Fearnley appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
Blink and it’s ova as Kessler cruises past Russian
IN-FORM American talent McCartney Kessler crushed first round Indian Wells opponent Anna Blinkova en route to the Round of 64, only dropping three games in a 62-minute domination. Kessler was initially forced to qualify for the WTA1000 event after a tough schedule turnaround between the Texas and California tournaments but continued her remarkable run in […] The post Blink and it’s ova as Kessler cruises past Russian appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
Birthday boy Colton cracks Cobolli code
AMERICAN college graduate Colton Smith celebrated his 22nd birthday in style with a maiden ATP Tour maindraw win at Indian Wells on day one of the ATP1000 event. Smith stunned Top 40 talent Flavio Cobolli to discard the Italian from a set down to win 3-6 6-2 6-2 in an hour and 53 minutes. The […] The post Birthday boy Colton cracks Cobolli code appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
Osorio overcomes Osaka at Indian Wells
COLOMBIAN young gun Camila Osorio produced one of the better victories of her career, toppling former world number one and 2018 Indian Wells champion on day one of the WTA1000 event. Osorio took care of the 56th ranked Osaka 6-4 6-4, denying the Japanese star the chance to re-enter the Top 50 for the first […] The post Osorio overcomes Osaka at Indian Wells appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
