Korda keeps dream alive with nail-biting win
AMERICAN talent Sebastian Korda has survived a nail-biting five-set clash to overcome world number 100 Corentin Moutet earlier today. With father, coach and Australian Open winner Petr watching on, Korda broke in the 10th game of the fourth set when Moutet was serving for the match. From there, he won the next three games to […]
2022 Australian Open Scoreboard: Day 1
THE 2022 Australian Open got underway yesterday and in Rookie Me Central’s Australian Open Scoreboard, see how every match went down. The men’s singles went largely to plan, with only Sebastian Korda‘s win over British 12th seed Cameron Norrie, and Australian wildcard Aleksandar Vukic victory 30th seed South African Lloyd Harris the sole seeded upsets. […]
2022 Australian Open preview
AFTER another long year Down Under, the Australian Open kicks off today in the opening Grand Slam of the tennis year. The biggest controversy happened well before a ball was bounced with world number one and Australian Open record holder Novak Djokovic deported back to Serbia. It means there will be a new reigning champion, […]
Russia and Canada secure ATP Cup semis spots
RUSSIA and Canada survived the last day of the group stage to post 2-1 wins over their respective opponents and set up a mouth-watering semi-finals clash tomorrow. In a day that would ultimately decide the final standings, only France did not come away with a group win throughout the three rounds, indicating the closeness of […]
Germany and Canada square Group C ledger
REMARKABLY, the evenness in Group C was on show following the second round of the ATP Cup’s round robin stage. Following the United States’ first round win over Canada and Great Britain’s victory over Germany, it was the losers that stood tall in the reverse matchups. Germany triumphed over the United States, and Canada got […]
Aussies upset Italy in huge ATP Cup win
AUSTRALIA has stunned one of the ATP Cup favourites in Italy on day two, coming from a match down to win the tie 2-1. Following a withdrawal from James Duckworth, and Max Purcell having to step in, it took a monumental effort from Alex de Minaur and a near-perfect doubles performance from John Peers and […]
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 Austria preview
LIKE with any team event, Austria will put a lot of its faith into top star and Grand Slam winner Dominic Thiem when it comes to just how far they could go. The 2022 ATP Cup will be no different for the nation, though they will be relieved they have the US Open winner available […]
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 […]
