Berrettini’s back, alright
AFTER having to take the tough road, Italian Matteo Berrettini is back alright. The former world number six claimed his third title of 2024 – and second consecutive trophy – at the Generali Open over the weekend when he knocked off Frenchman Hugo Gaston 7-5 6-3 in the final. The 28-year-old proved too powerful for […]
No Djoke – Novak cruises through to Paris second round
THERE was no mucking about for top seed and world number two Novak Djokovic as his quest for an elusive Olympic gold medal kicked off with a 53-minute rout of doubles specialist Matthew Ebden. It was always tipped to be a heavily one-sided contest given Ebden is not even ranked in singles anymore, and Djokovic […]
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 […]
Meddy magic ends Sinner’s Slam shot
FIFTH seed Daniil Medvedev managed to overcome a red-hot Jannik Sinner in an epic four-hour Wimbledon quarter final to reach the last four of the grasscourt Grand Slam. The Russian needed to pull out all the tricks against the world number one who was albeit under the weather with illness, eventually winning 6-7 6-4 7-6 […]
Alcaraz “unbelievable” in hard-fought win
SPANISH world number three Carlos Alcaraz was made to work for it by Frenchman Ugo Humbert in four sets across three hours, but eventually came away with the day seven win on Centre Court at Wimbledon to reach the quarter finals. Alcaraz had to dig deep after the 16th seed produced some lights out tennis […]
Fognini provides Casper with Ruud awakening
ITALIAN veteran Fabio Fognini is not one to make life easy on himself, but despite missing opportunities to claim his second round Wimbledon match against eighth seed Casper Ruud earlier, still managed to get the job done in three hours and 18 minutes. He was two breaks up in the third set, had amble opportunities […]
2024 Wimbledon preview
GRASSCOURT season is at its peak with the All-England Club preparing for the first day of action at Wimbledon tonight. Both the gentlemen’s and ladies singles kick off and will run for the next two weeks and we preview the huge Grand Slam event. GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES Top seed: Jannik Sinner (Italy) Italian Jannik Sinner enters […]
Sinner salutes in first title as world number one
ITALIAN young gun Jannik Sinner did not let the pressure of being the newly crowned world number one get to him as the top seed claimed the ATP 500 title in Halle overnight. The Australian Open champion showed he is just as impressive on grass, having to fight past a determined Hubert Hurkacz to win […]
Around the Tour: Draper downs defending champ
TOP-RANKED Brit Jack Draper produced the biggest upset of his career by downing world number two and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz at the Cinch Championships in London overnight. Draper won in a tight two-set contest 7-6 6-3 to put Alcaraz spot at number two in the world in threat ahead of Wimbledon. Prior to the […]
