Best local hope breezes into Beijing third round
WORLD number seven Qinwen Zheng wasted no time asserting her authority on the second round match at her home WTA 1000 tournament, defeating Russian lucky loser Kamilla Rakhimova in an hour and 15 minutes, dropping just two games along the way. It was Zheng’s first career win at the event with plenty of support cheering […]
Kreuger’s Nightmare on Grandstand eliminates talented teen
AN eye-catching performance from Ashlyn Krueger turned into a nightmare for talented Russian Mirra Andreeva as the American put the 21st seed to the sword and waltzed into the third round with a 64-minute demolition job. In front of home fans, the 39th ranked 20-year-old gave an indication of what she is capable of, winning […]
Sofia Kenins into US Open second round
AMERICAN talent Sofia Kenin survived a three-set thriller against Emma Raducanu in what was a battle of two young former Grand Slam winners who have overcome obstacles since their wins to rise back into the Top 100. Kenin won in front of home fans 6-1 3-6 6-4 to advance through to the Round of 64, […]
2024 US Open preview: Women’s singles
LAST year’s US Open threw up plenty of surprises for the women’s singles, with American young gun Coco Gauff riding a wave of support to claim her first Grand Slam title in a come-from-behind victory. Can she go back-to-back or will another top star stand up and lift the trophy aloft? Top eight seeds Gauff […]
Sabalenka salutes to end Pegula’s streak
BELARUSIAN Aryna Sabalenka has claimed her sixth WTA 1000 title after defeating red-hot American Jessica Pegula in the Cincinnati Open final overnight. The world number three – who will rise to second after the title – held her nerve even after failing to serve for the match once, recollecting herself and getting the job done […]
Gauff gone: Putintseva defeats defending champ
IN A massive upset, Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva finished strongly to stun top five talent and number two seed Coco Gauff in the Cincinnati Open overnight. Putintseva – who was coming off a title in Birmingham – fought back from a break down in the deciding set to defeat Gauff, 6-4 2-6 6-4. The world number […]
2024 Paris Olympics draw talking points
LAST night the 2024 Paris Olympics took place and there was no shortage of talking points coming out of the draw. Here is some of those talking points from the men’s and women’s singles. MEN’S SINGLES: Novak vs Rafa one last time? Speculation pre-draw was whether or not the two most successful Grand Slam winners […]
PREVIEW | 2024 Paris Olympic Games
PARIS will place host to a second massive tennis event in a couple of months when the Olympic Games gets underway this weekend. We took a look at some of the top players representing their countries, and who might lift the trophies. In an article tomorrow, Rookie Me Central will take a deep dive into […]
Hard fought semis set up history making final
NO matter what happens this weekend there will be a first time Ladies’ Singles champion at Wimbledon, after Jasmine Paolini and Barbora Krejcikova prevailed in a pair of hard fought semi finals overnight. Paolini persists in come from behind win Paolini is now one win away from creating history for her country after coming from […]
Rybakina roars as Krecjikova causes upset
The final pair of semi finalists were decided at Wimbledon overnight, and higher ranking did not prove fruitful for all that were involved. Rybakina roasts Svitolina to move through to semi Elena Rybakina is one win away from a return to the Wimbledon final after sailing past Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-2 in just over an […]
