Clay champion Baez goes back-to-back in Rio
CLAY court season is truly underway when Argentinian Sebastian Baez is racking up titles, and the clay specialist was at it again, becoming the first player to successfully defend his title at the ATP500 Rio Open this morning. Baez easily brushed aside much improved Frenchman Alexandre Muller to lift the trophy for a second successive […] The post Clay champion Baez goes back-to-back in Rio appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
Kellaway catapults Vics into One-Day final
VICTORIA has earned a berth in the 2024/25 One-Day Cup final on the back of Campbell Kellaway‘s maiden List A century. The 22-year-old carried his bat in a 101-ball knock of 117, helping the Vics chase down New South Wales’ total of 310 with a remarkable 74 balls remaining at Cricket Central. >> SCROLL to […]
Harris hat-trick propels UP Warriorz to first win
PREDICTING her own hat-trick before the game, all-rounder Grace Harris became the first Australian to take one in the Women’s Premier League, helping her UP Warriorz to their first win of the season. Beating the Delhi Capitals by 33 runs, Harris took four wickets in the contest in Bengaluru. According to her post-match, she joked […]
Andreeva storms home to make Dubai history
TEENAGE star Mirra Andreeva made history overnight as the youngest WTA1000 winner in history after the 17-year-old shook off an early challenge from Denmark’s Clara Tauson to win 7-6 6-1 in the Dubai Tennis Championships final overnight. The format began in 2009 and Andreeva – aged 17 years and 299 days – broke new group […] The post Andreeva storms home to make Dubai history appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
No more undefeated teams left in WIPL
THERE are no longer any undefeated teams in the Women’s Indian Premier League this season after the Mumbai Indians defeated the Royal Challengers Bengalaru by four wickets overnight. Chasing 168 for victory, the Indians almost ran out of overs but eventually reached the target on the penultimate ball of the innings. Leading from the front […]
Rublev rolls into third Doha decider
EXPERIENCED ATP500 finalist Andrey Rublev is through to his third Qatar Open in seven years, eyeing off a second title in Doha. After finishing runner-up in 2018, Rublev went one better in 2020 and now five years later will search for a second title. The final will make his 10th ATP500 final, just the ninth […] The post Rublev rolls into third Doha decider appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
Dramatic final day sees WNCL Finalists decided
IT WAS a dramatic final day of the 2024/25 WNCL season, with it coming down to the final over of the final match of the season to determine who would make the decider. TASMANIA WINS, BUT TITLE DEFENCE OVER In what turned out to be the only dead rubber of the day, Tasmania ended its […]
History to be made in Dubai final
TWO FIRST-time WTA Tour 1000 finalists will face off in a historic Dubai Tennis Championships final after both Mirra Andreeva and Clara Tauson beat their more experienced, Grand Slam-final opponents in the semi-finals of the tournament overnight. Andreeva in particular will break special ground, with the 17-year-old becoming the youngest ever WTA 1000 finalist since […] The post History to be made in Dubai final appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
Lehecka escapes from Alcaraz as top four seeds tumble
THREE of the four top ranked players all fell at the semi-finals stage of the 2025 Qatar Open ATP500 event, with the biggest of those results being talented Czech Jiri Lehecka toppling world number three, Carlos Alcaraz. After the Spaniard received a scare up against Luca Nardi in the Round of 16 the match before, […] The post Lehecka escapes from Alcaraz as top four seeds tumble appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
Teenage Mirra dismantles Swiatek in Dubai
DAMAGING Russian young gun Mirra Andreeva took out the highest remaining seed at the 2025 Dubai Tennis Championships, with the 17-year-old eliminating world number two Iga Swiatek in the quarter finals overnight. In a match that lasted one hour and 36 minutes, Andreeva closed it out rather easily 6-3 6-3 to advance through to the […] The post Teenage Mirra dismantles Swiatek in Dubai appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
Zverev survives tense tiebreakers in Rio
DESPITE having an almighty scare, world number two and top seed in Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Zverev fended off Alexander Shevchenko to reach the quarter finals of the ATP500 event. In a mat h that took two hours and 28 minutes to complete, Zverev won 7-1 and 8-6 in each of the tiebreakers for a […] The post Zverev survives tense tiebreakers in Rio appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
Consistency remains key for Demon in Doha
AUSTRALIAN Alex de Minaur has become one of the most consistent ATP Tour players, with the world number eight’s latest victory over Dutch qualifier Botic Van de Zandschulp making it 32 wins from 33 matches against players outside the Top 30 since May last year. With the win, de Minaur advanced through to the quarter […] The post Consistency remains key for Demon in Doha appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
