2023 Davis Cup Finalists confirmed
ALL 12 Davis Cup Finalists have been confirmed for November’s massive event, with the remaining qualifying matches completed. On Monday, seven of the 12 teams had been locked in, with the remaining five teams now secured following their respective victories. Those five nations are Croatia, Chile, Netherlands, Finland and Czech Republic, who due to timezone […]
2023 Davis Cup Qualifiers preview: Part II
IN the second of four parts previewing the Davis Cup Qualifiers, we take a look at the next three matches taking place this weekend across the globe. There are 12 matches all up, with the winner of each match qualifying for the Davis Cup Finals in November, while the loser of each match goes into […]
Carnage at Wimbledon as Kerber, Sakkari fall
IT was a day of shock losses in the ladies singles at Wimbledon, with two of the contenders in the bottom half of the draw bowing out at the All-England club. The 2018 Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber suffered a straight sets loss to 24th seed Belgian Elise Mertens, meaning just one past Wimbledon winner is […]
Wimbledon Boulter: Katie takes out sixth seed
IN FRONT of home fans on Centre Court, British wildcard Katie Boulter won her way through to the third round of Wimbledon, toppling sixth seed Karolina Pliskova in three sets. The world number 118 only had a 6-5 year-to-date win-loss record coming into the grasscourt Grand Slam event, but has reached the Round of 32 […]
2022 Davis Cup Qualifiers results
CANADA’S “B Team” was unable to really give a yelp in the 2022 Davis Cup World Group Qualifiers, getting swept by Netherlands in the fifth seed’s clash. Though Canada seems all but certain to receive a wildcard as the highest ranked loser, the North American nation was no match for the Dutch outfit in their […]
Davis Cup Qualifiers preview III: Argentina seeks redemption
DAVIS Cup qualifiers are set to get underway this weekend, with the traditional format – reverse singles and one doubles – in place for the matches. Over the next three days, we will preview the 12 World Group clashes, with the winners advancing to the Davis Cup Finals in November. NORWAY vs. [9] KAZAKHSTAN Oslo […]
ATP Tour Scores: February 15, 2022 – Rio, Doha, Delray Beach & Marseille
FINDING all the ATP Tour scores in one place can be difficult, so Rookie Me Central has you covered. Here are all the main draw results from the tennis tournaments heading into February 16. For the ATP Tour, they are the ATP 500 event in Rio de Janeiro, as well as the ATP 250 events in Doha, […]
ATP & WTA Tour Scores: February 1, 2022
FINDING all the ATP and WTA Tour scores in one place can be difficult, so Rookie Me Central has you covered. Here are all the main draw results from the tennis tournaments heading into February 2. ATP TOUR OPEN SUD DE FRANCE: Montpellier, France | ATP 250 | Hard It was a day for the […]
2022 ATP Cup predictions: Withdrawals shake up draw
A HOST of late withdrawals has shaken up the 2022 ATP Cup, to the point of where there is a whole new nation competing in the tournament starting tomorrow. The final squad listings occured on Wednesday, and France has come into the tournament replacing Austria after Dennis Novak joined Dominic Thiem as withdrawals from the […]
2022 ATP Cup: Group B preview
TWO tournament favourites will go head to head in a group that has copped its fair share of withdrawals prior to the 2022 ATP Cup. Austrian top star Dominic Thiem withdrew from the January 1 tournament in order to get extra recovery in ahead of the Australian Open, and in the last week, Russia’s Andrey […]