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 […]
2022 ATP Cup Italy preview
ITALY will be looking to improve on its 2021 Davis Cup showing, with a star player returning to the fold after overcoming an abdominal injury. The flow-on effect to the rest of the team will be noticeable, with the the nation well placed to challenge Russia for the qualifying spot in a rematch of last […]
2022 ATP Cup Australia preview
AUSTRALIA will look to put its disappointing Davis Cup behind it and front up with a stronger ATP Cup squad. With a red-hot inclusion and an actual specialist doubles combination, the green and gold have a better rounded squad than the Davis Cup, but face a far tougher draw in this team tournament. 2022 AUSTRALIA […]
Croatia topple Italy in Davis Cup quarter final
CROATIA is through to the semi-finals of the 2021 Davis Cup Finals after defeating Italy in Turin overnight. The Croatians sealed the deal courtesy of their number one doubles combination in the deciding match, after Borna Gojo produced a huge upset to defeat Lorenzo Sonego in three sets. Facing a straight sets exit, Jannik Sinner […]
2021 Davis Cup Finals day three wrap: All groups in action
ALL six groups were in action a the 2021 Davis Cup Finals day three, with a number of sides taking pole position to top their group, and others looking to remain alive ahead of the last round robin stage. RUSSIA (3) defeated ECUADOR (0) Russia has predictably rolled Ecuador in a sweep to hand the […]
2021 Davis Cup Finals day two wrap: Italy get home as Serbia, Spain sweep opponents
ITALY has battled to a 2-1 win over the United States, whilst Spain and Serbia have cleaned up with 3-0 victories despite some close contests. Here is our 2021 Davis Cup Finals day two wrap. ITALY (2) defeated USA (1) Italy got its group stage campaign off to the perfect start at home in Turin, […]
2021 Davis Cup Finals Group E preview
AFTER previewing each of the 18 Davis Cup Finals nations, Rookie Me Central will now preview each of the six groups to determine how the early stages of the tournament might go. We continue by taking a look at Group E, where Italy will look to advance to the next stage in front of home […]
2021 ATP Finals wrap: Round 2 – Djoker, Daniil secure semis spots
TWO of the ATP Finals semi-finalists have been determined after two rounds of action, with the top two in the world qualifying through to the last four in Turin, Italy. World number one Novak Djokovic and world number two Daniil Medvedev have already booked their spots in the next stage with a round to go, […]
2021 ATP Finals wrap: Round 1 – Berrettini injury sours opening round
A SEASON-ENDING injury to Italian Matteo Berrettini has soured an otherwise entertaining first round of action at the 2021 ATP Finals in Turin, Italy. The sixth seed went down with an abdominal injury early in the second set against Alexander Zverev. Losing the first set in a tiebreaker 9-7, Berrettini had to stop play and […]
2021 Davis Cup Finals nation preview: USA
IN November, the 2021 Davis Cup takes place across three cities in Europe as 18 teams aim to lift the ultimate international men’s team prize. Six groups of three sees the group winner automatically advancing to the knockout quarter finals, with the two next best nations also moving through. In the lead-up to the event, […]
